Southern California Mountain

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  British Actor Reported Missing In Mountains, Had Gone Hiking

  British-born film actor Julian Sands, known for his starring roles in such films as "A Room with a View" and "Warlock," has gone missing in the mountains of Southern California, media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing local authorities.

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  Mountain Lion That Crossed Freeways Died After California Wildfire

  A Southern California mountain lion that crossed freeways dozens of times, evading potentially deadly traffic, has died after burning its paws during a wildfire, officials said on Friday.

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  Residents Flee Homes As Raging Wildfire Breaks Out In Southern California

  Thousands of residents in Southern California were forced from their homes by a raging wildfire which remained unchecked early on Thursday as it pushed toward their mountain resort communities.

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  Mountain Lion Roamed Into Southern California Neighborhood, Had 'Staring Contest' With Resident

  A mountain lion wandered into a Southern California neighborhood Monday morning and prowled around several homes until authorities tranquilized her, scooped her up and drove her away to be assessed before release back into the wild.

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  California Firefighters Make Gains After 100 Homes destroyed

  Firefighters gained ground on Friday against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee and destroyed about 100 homes, officials said.

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  Southern California Firefighters Make Progress; 100 Homes Destroyed

  Firefighters were gaining ground on Friday against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes and destroyed about 100 houses, officials said.

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  Firefighters Gain Ground On California Wildfire

  Firefighters were gaining ground today against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced some 80,000 residents to flee their homes and has consumed dozens of structures.

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  Las Vegas Highway Link Reopens As Wildfire Rages On

  The main highway linking Southern California to Las Vegas reopened on Thursday as firefighters gained ground on a fast-moving wildfire that raged for a third day in mountains east of Los Angeles.

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  Southern California Orders 82,000 People To Evacuate Over Wildfire

  Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass to rapidly engulf 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) of terrain.

• 3.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern California

  A small earthquake has struck the San Bernardino Mountains but no damages or injuries are reported.

• California Community Stumped by Mystery Animal Caught on Videotape

  Officials in a Southern California city are trying to identify an animal caught in grainy black-and-white video footage moving quietly through a residential neighborhood, saying the beast does not appear to be a dog or a mountain lion.

• Firefighters Hold Line Against Fierce Southern California Wildfire

  Firefighters made progress on Thursday against a wildfire driven by Santa Ana winds that has charred more than 1,000 acres of drought-parched scrubland east of Los Angeles, threatening a wealthy community in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains.

• Two small planes collide near Los Angeles, one killed

  Two small airplanes collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to manoeuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said.

• Eight dead in California tour bus crash: Highway Patrol

  A tour bus crashed with a pickup truck on a rural mountain highway in Southern California on Sunday night, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.