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Month: July 2022

‘Dangerous rate of spread’: Electra Fire burns 3,034 acres, prompts evacuations in Amador, Calaveras counties

By Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story     Sacramento (KCRA) — The Electra Fire erupted Monday “with a dangerous rate of spread” in dry grass near the Amador and Calaveras county line south of Jackson, prompting evacuation orders in both counties and threatening hundreds of structures, authorities said. Cal Fire said Tuesday morning

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Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene

By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN he’s lost faith in Texas leaders investigating how law enforcement responded to the shooting at his town’s elementary school that killed 19 children and two adults. “I’m not confident, 100%, in DPS because I think it’s a cover-up,” he said of

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Philadelphia mayor says he’s worried about other big events after 2 officers shot during a July Fourth event

By Mark Morales, Liam Reilly, Jessie Yeung and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two police officers were shot during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia, authorities said. A 36-year-old Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer suffered a graze wound to the forehead, and a 44-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder, according to Philadelphia

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