Drones are a lot of fun and they are popping up everywhere. One place you should never see them is during an active fire. Two drones were flying during the Poeville Fire, which caused crews to cease operations for about an hour.
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Greece’s coast guard says a tanker carrying around 190 migrants has run aground just outside the port on the island of Kea, near the Greek capital.
Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia.
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) says crews were dispatched to a fire in South Lake Tahoe near Elks Club Drive.
UPDATE: Sierra Front says the Airport 2 Fire near Alpine County Airport has been controlled at 21.4 acres.
A U.S. Navy explosives expert says the limpet mine used on a Japanese-owned oil tanker last week "bears a striking resemblance" to similar Iranian mines. Iran has denied being involved in the attack.
A highway in eastern Nevada has reopened after a semi-truck rolled over and spilled dangerous chemicals into a creek.
Lanes are back open on I-580 after a fuel spill closed most of the northbound lanes on Thursday afternoon.
UPDATE: Highway 70 from Keddie Resort to Greenville Wye has been reopened.
The magnitude 7.0 quake came a week after another quake on Lombok killed 16 people.