Wildfires rage across Texas as drought grips the state
Firefighters battle several large blazes across West Texas amid extreme drought, with 60 homes destroyed and hundreds of square miles burned. Reinforcements from 33 states assist as winds push fires toward sparse ranchland north and east of Fort Davis and Midland. livestock losses and damaged ranches compound the crisis.
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Lubbock, Texas
Texas
West Texas
Fort Davis
Midland
Fort Worth
U.S
Alex
Mark Stanford
Texas Forest Service
Forest Service
Bobby McKnight
Marfa
McKnight
State Forest Service
Couple to rebuild after plane crashes into home
Kim and Steve Myers plan to rebuild on the site near Biddeford Municipal Airport after a twin engine Cessna 402B clipped a tree and crashed into their living room, gutting the house. The pilot died. weather was clear, fuel stops included Nantucket. registration issues noted as investigators probe the crash. Many possessions were destroyed, with some items saved from the fire.
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Biddeford, Maine
Kim Myers
Steve Myers
Biddeford
Associated Press
State
Augusta
National Transportation Safety Board
Peter Knudson
Tampa
Fla
White Plains
N.Y
New York City
Portland
Stephen McCausland
Maine Department of Public Safety
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Nantucket Memorial
al Peterson
Federal Aviation Administration
Nantucket
Mass
FAA
Jim Peters
Steve
Mapleton Iowa Tornado Leaves Town Damaged and Responders Rally
A powerful EF3 tornado with winds over 130 mph crippled Mapleton Iowa injuring only a few and leveling about 100 homes. Early warnings from storm spotters and rapid sheltering helped avert greater tragedy as volunteers and Red Cross aid poured in for a town of 1200 with 600 displaced and 14 minor injuries.
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Mapleton
Iowa
Here
Monona County
Jeff Pratt
Towa
Tamara Adams
Adams
Sioux City
American Red Cross
Barbara Mayes
National Weather Service
Omaha
Neb
Mayes
Weather Service
Steve Oberg
Carrie Lee Mirick 99 Dies in Roswell Texas
Carrie Lee Mirick died April 2011 at Casa Maria Care Center Roswell born June 13 1911 Coolidge Texas married Therman Wesley Mirick Sept 3 1927 Durango Texas survived by son Therman F Mirick wife Joyce Marie Mirick grandson Fred Mirick brother Joyce R East sisters Patsy Hardin Edith Hawkins cremation private memorial planned thanks to Casa Maria staff Also memorial service for Leonard Dutch Winter 88 of Roswell at Mountain View Baptist Church April 13 2011 details pending funeral notices show Lori Salcido 54 death in Amarillo Texas arrangements pending
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Carrie Lee Mirick
Casa Maria
Carrie Lee
Coolidge
Texas
Bluford S. East
Beulah May (Perry) East
Therman Wesley Mirick
Durango
Therman
Ray East
Frederick East
Frankie Johns
Patsy Hardin
Point, Blank
Edith Hawkins
Wichita Falls
First Baptist Church
Roswell
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Casa Maria Health Care Center
Leonard “Dutch” Winterheld
Mountain View Baptist Church
Terry Johnson
Sunset Villa Care Center
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Stanford
Bob Dillard
Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County Mountain Dispatch
Maine
Mirick
Leonard
Dutch
Aberdeen
S.C
Point Barrow
Alaska
United States Army
101St Airborne
Normandy
Pamela Sonner
Harold Ross
Richard Ross
Toni
Glenn Ross
Lorene
Lahaina
Hawaii
Laura Weber
Taos
Kristin Bassa
Stewart, Fla
Ryan Sonner
Atlanta, Ga
Kate
Jean Ross
Joseph Dennis
Terry Johnson I
Terry Johnson II
Aaron Ross
Andersonbethany.com
Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory
Lori Sulcido
Ballard Funeral Home
Lori Salcido 54
Amarillo
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