PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — There’s a sweet legend about this town: On a blazing summer day in the 1850s, a lumber mill crew with wagon and ox took a break under a grove of tall evergreens. The air was cool, the pine needles fragrant. “Boys,” said the team boss, “this is paradise.” Thus, more than […]
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Grim task searching for victims as fire death toll reaches 42
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen coroner search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42 — making it the deadliest in state history — as anxious relatives visited shelters and called police hoping to find loved ones alive. Lisa Jordan drove 600 miles […]
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Wildfire destroys thousands of buildings in California town of 27,000
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky. Several thousand buildings were destroyed by flames, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official said. “We were surrounded by […]
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13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Using a smoke bomb and a handgun, a hooded Marine combat veteran dressed all in black opened fire during college night at a country music bar in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing in panic before apparently taking his own life, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the […]
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Eight Maine forest rangers, firefighters help battle deadly California wildfire
Every morning, as Maine Forest Ranger Wesley Hatch and thousands of other firefighters leave their makeshift campground to battle a deadly wildfire in northern California, the little boy is waiting for them. The boy watches the trucks drive past his house, which might need to be evacuated if the flames spread farther. “He stands out […]
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Largest wildfire in California history still growing
LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The place-names change but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. On Monday, twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square […]
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Rose LaChappelle
AUBURN — Rose LaChapelle, 84, of Minot died July 19 at the Androscoggin Hospice House with her son by her side. Rose was born Feb. 28, 1934, and was the daughter of Henry and Juliette Gastonguay. After graduating she moved from Auburn to California to start her family. After her children were born, they returned to […]
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New Sharon couple injured in Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon couple were injured July 5 when their minivan was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Wilton Road and Hannaford Plaza, Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said. Jason Hoffman, 34, of Eureka, California, was looking at his phone for directions to Walmart and ran a red light, hitting a […]
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Faye M. Tobie
HEBRON — Faye Marie Tobie left this world Thursday, June 21, with peace and grace surrounded by the love of her family and her loving Beacon Hospice caregiver, Crystal. Faye was born in Hartland on March 2, 1932. She graduated from Hartland Academy in 1950 an honor student and an accomplished basketball player for her school. […]
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Brian P. Cohenour
FALMOUTH — Brian P. Cohenour, 57, a resident of Falmouth, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 18, at his home. He was born May 17, 1961, in Beloit, Wis., the son of Louis Cohenour and Geraldine (Noel-Wardwell) Cohenour. He was a graduate of Beloit Memorial High School. Following graduation he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. […]