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UPDATE: Thousands Evacuate as Colorado's Waldo Canyon Wildfire Doubles in Size

Shauna Wright — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:41:05 +0000

Those wildfires in Colorado don’t show much sign of abating. In fact, more than 32,000 residents in or near Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city, were ordered to evacuate after the Waldo Canyon Fire doubled in size Tuesday night.

Large Reward Offered in Natchitoches Wildfire

John Lee — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:20:42 +0000

A ten-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the September second Natchitoches Parish wildfire.

Wildfire Burning in Northern Caddo Parish

John Lee — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:27:39 +0000

Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images
A wildfire is raging in northern Caddo Parish -- despite the limited amount of rain we got over the weekend. And that's prompted Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain to issue a warning to all residents north of Oil City to be prepared to evacuate if law enforcement officials should tell them to do so.