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U.S. / NEWS Wed May 21, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A wind-whipped grass fire burned several acres near the top of San Bruno Mountain on Tuesday, threatening one home before firefighters extinguished the blaze. Dozens of firefighters battled the three-alarm, 7-acre fire to keep it from spreading, and ma.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 24, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- Heavy snow kept a mountain stretch of Interstate 5 closed Thursday, as several hundred vehicles were stranded south of Bakersfield to north of Santa Clarita, the California Highway Patrol said. "It's going to be awhile," said California Highway Patrol.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 26, 2007 @ 9:46am mrmdc

CNN -- Wildlife officials on Thursday credited a woman with saving her husband's life by clubbing a mountain lion that attacked him while the couple hiked in a California state park... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jan 23, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Authorities shot and killed a mountain lion that was hiding in the backyard of a Los Gatos home Monday night. The animal had been seen several times in the area around the 14000 block of Lora Drive, where it was killed Monday evening, said state Depart.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- A chemical fire ignited at a hydroelectric plant outside this mountain town and five workers who were trapped in an empty water tunnel there were found dead, authorities said Tuesday. Crews went in from the bottom of the tunnel to put out the fire and.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 6:58am neoform

Alter Net -- The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State: Vermont was once an independent republic, and it can be one again. The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State. Vermont was once an independent republic, and it can b.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 20, 2007 @ 4:21pm mrmdc

CNN -- Thanks to a high-tech gadget and a warm dog, three climbers who were rescued from Mount Hood are expected to be fine. They were found at about the 7,400-foot level on Monday and hiked down the mountain with their rescuers. "I'm really glad they were.. Read More