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Former actress Vilma Valera passes away at 73

Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 22 03:50 PM

Vilma Valera, a popular Filipino actress in the 1960's, passed away at the age of 73 in Roseville, California at 6:50 a.m. on September 21. Read more »

Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she will testify

Lawrence Hurley and Eric Beech, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 01:35 PM

WASHINGTON - A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S. Senate hearing, her lawyers said on Tuesday. Read more »

Death of Filipino, US highway patrol officer in road tragedy prompts safety campaign

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 01 04:13 PM

Officials from multiple states have launched a safety campaign following a tragic incident that killed a Filipino motorist and a highway patrol officer in Fairfield, California.   Read more »

Death toll from California fires rises to 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 05:22 AM

The toll from the California wildfires rose to 10 Thursday after a heavy equipment mechanic assigned to the Carr Fire was killed in a road accident, authorities said.   Read more »

California fire spreads

Josh Edelson, AFP
Updated as of Aug 08 05:47 PM

Tens of thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on August 7, as the death toll from a series of infernos that erupted last month hit 11.  Read more »

California defies Trump, plans tighter rules on vehicle emissions

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 06:13 AM

California air regulators on Tuesday said they plan to keep tightening state vehicle emissions rules despite a Trump administration proposal last week that would strip the state of the ability to set its own limits.   Read more »

California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 03:04 AM

Tens of thousands of firefighters on Tuesday were battling relentless flames ripping across California, as the death toll from a series of infernos that first erupted last month hit 11. Read more »

Fil-Canadian loses phone in racially charged subway quarrel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 12:22 PM

A Filipino-Canadian woman lost her phone to a teenager during a racially charged quarrel in a subway train in Toronto, reports said. Read more »

California’s largest wildfire surges overnight in West Coast

Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 12:52 AM

Firefighters have managed to contain 41 percent of that blaze and authorities are allowing some people who had evacuated to return. Read more »

Thousands more evacuated from California's largest wildfire

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 10:42 AM

Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade. Read more »

Controlling the wildfire

Mark Ralston, AFP
Posted at Aug 03 06:01 PM

Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch fire, as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on Thursday. Read more »

Australia, NZ firefighters fly out to battle deadly California wildfires

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:59 AM

Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand flew out of Sydney on Friday on a mission to relieve exhausted crews battling deadly wildfires sweeping the northwest of the United States. Read more »

5 comforting activities on a gloomy day

California Nails & Day Spa
Updated as of Aug 01 06:59 PM

The rainy days can bring much hassle. You have traffic jams, wet shoes, and floods. You name it. Read more »

Fil-Am’s house, cars destroyed in California wildfire

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Aug 01 12:26 PM

A Filipino-American and her family lost their newly-purchased home to the wildfire in Redding, California. Read more »

California 'fire tornado' forced residents to flee in chaos

Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 05:52 AM

REDDING, California - The "fire tornado" that ripped through Northern California last week forced residents to flee their homes chaotically, many with their pets and little else, people sheltering in Red Cross evacuation centers said. Read more »

'Come and get me,' boy pleaded before California fire death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 11:55 PM

A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished relative recounted on Monday, while other shaken survivors told of their flight from a "tornado" of fire.   Read more »

No Pinoys affected so far in Northern California wildfire: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:56 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is closely monitoring a fast-spreading wildfire in Redding, California that has already destroyed hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate. Read more »

Thousands flee new California blaze, governor asks aid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 12:20 AM

Thousands of people in Southern California had fled a deliberately set blaze southeast of Los Angeles by Saturday morning, after the state's governor requested federal aid to help battle a deadly fire elsewhere.   Read more »

Monster wildfire in California rages on after killing 2 firefighters

Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 11:27 PM

REDDING - Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in northern California burned unchecked on Saturday after it killed two firefighters, destroyed hundreds of structures and sent thousands of frantic residents racing from their homes. Read more »

California fire 'tornado' kills 2 firefighters, thousands flee

Alexandria Sage, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 11:59 AM

REDDING, California - A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying scores of homes and threatening some 5,000 other dwellings and businesses, officials said. Read more »