Authorities order dozens of homes evacuated amid wildfire in western Montana (San Diego Union-Tribune)
HELENA, Mont., 7:32 a.m. Aug. 5 (AP): Authorities told residents of about 200 homes to evacuate and pulled firefighters off a fast-growing wildfire in western Montana out of concern for their safety....more...RUTH TO THE RESCUE: Prepare your pet for a summer vacation (Detroit Free Press)
Planning a summer vacation and want to take your pet? Some vacations are now more pet-friendly....more... Authorities told residents of about 200 homes to evacuate and pulled firefighters off a fast-growing wildfire in ... (WIBW-TV Topeka)
The blaze northeast of Missoula, near the popular getaway spots of Seeley and Placid lakes, was stoked on Saturday by wind up to 30 mph....more... Montana gov: Fire is in 'hands of God' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities worried about firefighters' safety on Saturday pulled them off a fast-growing wildfire in western Montana and told residents of about 200 homes to get out of the way....more... HOUSE PLAN: Log home is livable year-round (Detroit Free Press)
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Eds: UPDATES with Mich. and N.J. fires, size of Calif. fire., editing to tighten....more... Hundreds near Calif. fire ordered out (The Charlotte Observer)
Authorities worried about firefighters' safety on Saturday pulled them off a fast-growing wildfire in western Montana, and told residents of some 200 homes to get out of the way. "This fire is in the hands of God right now," Gov. Brian Schweitzer said after taking a helicopter flight over the blaze, which already had burned nearly 8 square miles since starting Friday afternoon. Winds between 25 ......more... Rape suspect betrayed friends (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Prosecutors say a Symmes Township computer scientist raped three teen-age girls in their homes, using chloroform to sedate them....more... |