Alaska hit by 6.1 quake near Homer
An earthquake near Homer in Cook Inlet rattled Alaska with a magnitude reported as 6.1 by the USGS and 5.7 preliminary by the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. No damage or tsunami warnings were issued as state troopers fielded calls about the shaker just after 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Texas warns of more fires amid drought and high winds
The Texas Forest Service warned of continued fire danger across the state as dry conditions and 25 mph winds persisted. Fires burned or threatened hundreds of acres in Montague, Jones, and Albany counties, destroying homes and outbuildings, with a man dying from a grass fire near homeless camps in central Texas.
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