California is experiencing a summer of deadly brush fires, record-setting temperatures and growing concern about the future. The state is in the midst of the worst wildfire year in history, with more than 10,000 homes lost and nearly 50 people killed, and it is on track to record its warmest summer…
Mike Milligan had poor reception in the Holy Jim canyons and foothills when his phone buzzed with a confusing text message: “911 call sheriff.” The sender was a longtime Trabuco Canyon resident named Forrest Gordon Clark, an eccentric figure well-known in the tight-knit community as a troublemaker…
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Francine Briones of Pico Rivera praises while Crowder performs during the opening night of Harvest Crusade at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Friday, August 18, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG) Greg Laurie delivers his sermon during the opening night of SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Friday, August 18,…
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As firefighters begin to slowly gain the upper hand on the Holy fire that has burned in the Cleveland National Forest for a week, some students near the burn area are going back to school. Menifee Union School District schools will be in session on Monday, Aug. 13, five days after their school year was supposed…
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As the smoke began to clear above Lake Elsinore, firefighters took heart Sunday as they appeared to gain control of the Holy fire, with containment at 51 percent and 22,714 acres consumed. “I’m just thinking we turned the bend here,” U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Vickie Wright said of the wildfire that had burned out of…
