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Fires Continue To Grow In Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Fed by bone-dry timber and fanned by hot winds, the four major wildfires burning in Wyoming have swallowed up tens of thousands of acres and forced hundreds to flee while cutting a destructive path across the state
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More Evacuations As Wyoming Wildfires Grow
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wildfires are continuing to spread around Wyoming, forcing hundreds to evacuate and burning several structures.
The Arapaho Fire burning near Laramie Peak southwest of Wheatland is nearly 88,000 acres. Fire spokesman Jim Whittington says it’s classified as 10-percent contained. He s
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Wyoming Residents Offer To Shelter Horses
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — With wildfires raging in Colorado, volunteers in Wyoming have offered to make room for displaced horses on their ranches.
The Facebook group “Horse Evacuations East” has garnered support on its event page title “Colorado Fires — Available Temporary Horse Shelter.” It includes off
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Bridger-Teton Fire Making Big Run
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in western Wyoming has become the largest in the state to date this year.
The Fontenelle Fire in the Wyoming Range made a 3-mile run on Wednesday and has now burned about 36 square miles of forest
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Court Upholds Individual Mandate In Health Care Law
The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — ruling in favor of the requirement that most Americans can be required to have health insurance, or else pay a penalty.
The decision means the historic overhaul will continue to take effect over the next several years, affecting the way countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care.
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Shooter In Trayvon Martin Case Charged
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The shooter in the Trayvon Martin case has been charged with second-degree murder and is in custody.
The charge against 28-year-old George Zimmerman was announced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors say Zimmerman turned himself in
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Zimmerman Attorneys Bow Out
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen have withdrawn as his counsel, saying they have lost contact with him.
Attorney Craig Sonner said Tuesday in a news conference they haven’t heard from George Zimmerman since Sunday. They
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Mike Wallace Dead At 93
NEW YORK (AP) — A spokesman says CBS newsman Mike Wallace, famed for his tough interviews on “60 Minutes,” has died. He was 93.
CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco says Wallace died Saturday night.
Wallace was on the staff of “60 Minutes” when it began in 1968, and was one of its mainstays from then on.
He retired as a regula
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Tornadoes Hit Dallas
BURLESON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Police say possible tornadoes have touched down in the southern part of that city as a band of severe weather moves through northern Texas.
Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in the southern portion of Dallas County
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Six Dead In Oakland, California, School Shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been detained in a shooting attack at an Oakland Christian university that sources said has killed at least six people.
Officials say six people are dead and three are wounded after a shooting attack at a California Christian university.
Oakland City Council President Larry Reid says he was told by the police chief
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Mega Millions Jackpot Split Three Ways
The spokesman for the Illinois lottery says three tickets have split the record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Mike Lang says the winning tickets were in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
He says the Illinois winning ticket was sold in the small town of Red Bud, near St
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$640 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Maryland
Carole Everett, director of communications for the Maryland Lottery, says the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at a retailer in Baltimore County. She said it’s too early to know any other information about the lucky ticket-holder or whether others were sold elsewhere in the nation.
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