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Last victim of Maui wildfires identified months after disaster
The final victim of the Hawaii wildfires has been identified as 70-year-old Lahaina resident Lydia Coloma.
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The final victim of the Hawaii wildfires has been identified as 70-year-old Lahaina resident Lydia Coloma.
Hawaii state officials announced that West Maui was back open nearly three months after the deadly wildfires.
He did not immediately elaborate on why the death toll had been projected by Maui County officials at 115 for several weeks.
Four dogs that were already in the shelter when the deadly fires hit Maui will soon be looking for their forever homes in California.
The revised number of people missing was a startling drop from the list released last week in which 385 people were still listed as missing.
The updated total was a startling departure from what had been expected. A day earlier Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he believed the number would drop "into the double digits."
A lot of people have been asking about travel to Maui following the devastating wildfires. Is the island off-limits? Should they cancel reservations? Do locals even want tourists? Talking to locals, it's clear Hawaii has a long road to recovery.
Officials first told tourists with plans to travel to Maui to stay away. Now, the message has changed.
The fire prompted an evacuation order for a residential area of Lahaina in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels.
Within a day of the list's release, more than 100 of those on the list or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.
Lahaina conflagration and Kula wildfires burned between $2.5 and $4 billion worth of insured properties, according to estimate.
An FBI official said that the number of people "reported unaccounted for" is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.
The Lahaina fire – the most devastating of the blazes – burned an estimated 2,170 acres.
The house "looks like it was photoshopped," the homeowner said, amid the piles of ash that surround it on Lahaina's famous Front Street after the Aug. 8 wildfire swept through.
The Bidens took an aerial tour of the island to witness firsthand the destruction that overtook the historic town of Lahaina. Flames engulfed Lahaina almost two weeks ago, killing more than 100 people, including Luz Vargas' son. The 14-year-old was home alone when the fire started.
Hawaii officials said Monday that 850 people are still missing in the wake of Maui wildfires.
At least 115 people were confirmed dead, Maui County said Monday.
The president and first lady saw the destruction close up and met with responders in Lahaina amid criticism of the White House response to the catastrophic blaze.
In one week, she's received donations from as far away as Australia and she says she's just getting started.
Teams with cadaver dogs have covered more than 85 percent of the area scorched in the Maui town of Lahaina, but Hawaii's governor is preparing residents for many more days of searching.
Residents of Lahaina are worried they'll be left behind as the town gets rebuilt following the deadly fires.
Several hundred federal search and rescue personnel are using dozens of cadaver dogs to comb the Lahaina burn area for human remains.
Bad actors are seeking donations through phone calls and direct messages, claiming to help support victims of the Maui wildfires.
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A new team of young volunteers is being trained to help reduce the threat of wildfires and respond when they grow out of control.
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Neighbors in Sacramento's Land Park say that in the battle over retail theft statewide, law enforcement officials and retail giant Target have worked to clean up a store location on Riverside Boulevard that had become overwhelmed by crime.
A new California law is designed to protect consumers against excessive or undisclosed costs on purchases. However, Gov. Newsom signed a last-minute exemption for the restaurant industry.
The SUV was supposed to be shipped from Idaho to Yuba City within three days. The dealer kept changing the delivery date, blaming a shipping issue. With his baby's due date approaching, Deandre Hobbs grew impatient.
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The SUV was supposed to be shipped from Idaho to Yuba City within three days. The dealer kept changing the delivery date, blaming a shipping issue. With his baby's due date approaching, Deandre Hobbs grew impatient.
Jessie Fischer's Airbnb rental off Highway 140 was one of those homes flattened by the fire on the Fourth of July.
The Pay Fire in El Dorado County that broke out Saturday afternoon got dangerously close to multiple neighborhoods, but firefighters were able to stop it from destroying any homes.
Firefighters are battling a 168-acre fire that was reportedly started by an escaped campfire found by hikers in the Tahoe National Forest on Sunday evening, officials said.
As crews make progress on the Pay Fire in El Dorado County, local downtown businesses said they feel lucky the situation wasn't much worse.
All evacuation warnings were lifted Monday for a fire that sparked over the weekend near Placerville.
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