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Driver of Prius 'in shock' after incident| San Diego: The California Highway Patrol officer who responded last week to an emergency call about a runaway Prius described the driver as visibly shaking | |
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| Sep.11 |
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Weather forces shuttle to land in Califor. Discovery landed in California after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida
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| Aug.31 |
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Heat fuelling California wildfire| Los Angeles: Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains 'very dangerous'. The blaze to spread over 134 sq miles | |
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| Aug.30 |
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Firemen die in California inferno Los Angeles: Two firefighters have died as they battled intense wildfires to the north of Los Angeles. The fires are now threatening over 12,000 buildings
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| May.8 |
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Wildfire scorches 8,600 acres Map of Santa Barbara California A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring. An 30,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate
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| May.5 |
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US navy halts aid vessel over flu San Diego: The US navy is postponing an aid mission to the South Pacific after a sailor on the vessel scheduled to take the trip developed swine flu
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| Mar.25 |
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US fighter jet crash kills pilot A state-of-the-art air force F-22 Raptor plane has crashed in the desert near Edwards Air Force Base
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| Dec.8 |
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Three dead in jet crash San Diego: A military F-18 fighter jet has crashed into a residential area of San Diego, killing 3 people on the ground and injuring the pilot
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| Nov.16 |
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Wildfires wreak havoc| 3 separate wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee the fast-moving flames | |
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| Nov.15 |
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Fire menaces LA suburbs Los Angeles: A wildfire whipped up by near-hurricane force winds destroyed hundreds of homes and has forced thousands to flee their homes in the foothill...
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| Sep.12 |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Los Angeles: Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train
| Human error led to fatal train collision. The Metrolink train, packed with about 220 commuters, collided head-on with a Union Pacific train about in Chatsworth, a northwestern suburb of Los Angeles
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| Jun.1 |
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Fire raging at Universal Studios. Los Angeles
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| Nov.24 |
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Residents flee fires
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| Oct.27 |
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Pollution warning over fires
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| Oct.26 |
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Wind lull calms fires. San Diego
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| Oct.25 |
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Bush flies over fires US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself
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Fire winds ease
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| Oct.24 |
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Bush declares major fire disaster Washington: Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground
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| Oct.23 |
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500,000 flee wildfires  Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
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| Oct.22 |
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Californians flee as fires rage California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
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| Oct.21 |
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Malibu celebrities feel the heat
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| Mar.11 |
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Brushfire scorched thousands of acres
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| Oct.27 |
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4 firefighters died in fire
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| Jul.17 |
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Storms push firefighters off front lines
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| Sep.30 |
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Wildfire threatens 2,100 buildings Fueled by dry conditions, the blaze has scorched 20,655 acres northwest of downtown LA
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| Jan.26 |
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Train crash in Los Angeles suburb 'Suicide bid' caused rail crash. 10 have died and 200 may have been injured
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| Jan.12 |
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4 more bodies pulled from mudslide Death toll 10. As many as 13 still missing
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| Jan.31 |
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Security fears cancel 6 flights Los Angeles: Continental has canceled Sunday's Flight 17 from Glasgow to Los Angeles because of security concerns
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| Dec.26 |
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Dozen killed in mudslide Mudslide smothered a mountain church camp in a canyon burned by fall wildfires in the San Bernardino Mountains
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| Oct.29 |
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Firefighter dies in fires Lower temperatures and a forecast for light rain bring hope of respite
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| Oct.28 |
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Fires consume 500,000 acres With wildfires raging from Simi Valley to San Diego, the number of homes destroyed rose above 1,100
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| Oct.24 |
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Hundreds flee fire near L.A. The threat of hot, dry Santa Ana winds forecast prompted authorities to evacuate hundreds of people
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.31 |
Heat fuelling California wildfire| Los Angeles: Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains 'very dangerous'. The blaze to spread over 134 sq miles | |
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| Aug.30 |
Firemen die in California inferno Los Angeles: Two firefighters have died as they battled intense wildfires to the north of Los Angeles. The fires are now threatening over 12,000 buildings
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| May.8 |
Wildfire scorches 8,600 acres Map of Santa Barbara California A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring. An 30,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate
| 2008 |
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| Nov.16 |
Wildfires wreak havoc| 3 separate wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee the fast-moving flames | |
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| Nov.15 |
Fire menaces LA suburbs Los Angeles: A wildfire whipped up by near-hurricane force winds destroyed hundreds of homes and has forced thousands to flee their homes in the foothill...
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| Jun.1 |
Fire raging at Universal Studios. Los Angeles
| 2007 |
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| Nov.24 |
Residents flee fires
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| Oct.26 |
Wind lull calms fires. San Diego
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| Oct.25 |
Bush flies over fires US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself
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| Oct.25 |
Fire winds ease
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| Oct.24 |
Bush declares major fire disaster Washington: Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground
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| Oct.23 |
500,000 flee wildfires  Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
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| Oct.22 |
Californians flee as fires rage California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
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| Oct.21 |
Malibu celebrities feel the heat
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| Mar.11 |
Brushfire scorched thousands of acres
| 2006 |
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| Oct.27 |
4 firefighters died in fire
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| Jul.17 |
Storms push firefighters off front lines
| 2005 |
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| Sep.30 |
Wildfire threatens 2,100 buildings Fueled by dry conditions, the blaze has scorched 20,655 acres northwest of downtown LA
| 2003 |
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| Oct.29 |
Firefighter dies in fires Lower temperatures and a forecast for light rain bring hope of respite
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| Oct.28 |
Fires consume 500,000 acres With wildfires raging from Simi Valley to San Diego, the number of homes destroyed rose above 1,100
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| Oct.24 |
Hundreds flee fire near L.A. The threat of hot, dry Santa Ana winds forecast prompted authorities to evacuate hundreds of people
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.25 |
US fighter jet crash kills pilot A state-of-the-art air force F-22 Raptor plane has crashed in the desert near Edwards Air Force Base
| 2008 |
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| Dec.8 |
Three dead in jet crash San Diego: A military F-18 fighter jet has crashed into a residential area of San Diego, killing 3 people on the ground and injuring the pilot
| 2004 |
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| Jan.31 |
Security fears cancel 6 flights Los Angeles: Continental has canceled Sunday's Flight 17 from Glasgow to Los Angeles because of security concerns
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.27 |
Pollution warning over fires
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.12 |
24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Los Angeles: Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train
| Human error led to fatal train collision. The Metrolink train, packed with about 220 commuters, collided head-on with a Union Pacific train about in Chatsworth, a northwestern suburb of Los Angeles
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.26 |
Train crash in Los Angeles suburb 'Suicide bid' caused rail crash. 10 have died and 200 may have been injured
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| 2010 |
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Driver of Prius 'in shock' after incident| San Diego: The California Highway Patrol officer who responded last week to an emergency call about a runaway Prius described the driver as visibly shaking | |
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| 2009 |
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| May.5 |
US navy halts aid vessel over flu San Diego: The US navy is postponing an aid mission to the South Pacific after a sailor on the vessel scheduled to take the trip developed swine flu
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.11 |
Weather forces shuttle to land in Califor. Discovery landed in California after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.12 |
4 more bodies pulled from mudslide Death toll 10. As many as 13 still missing
| 2003 |
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| Dec.26 |
Dozen killed in mudslide Mudslide smothered a mountain church camp in a canyon burned by fall wildfires in the San Bernardino Mountains
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