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Monday 5 SepteMber 2022
Sheriff: 2 dead in Northern California wildfire

By ADAM BEAM and shadow of Mt. Shasta, is no
KATHLEEN RONAYNE stranger to wildfires.
Associated Press Dominique Mathes, 37,
WEED, Calif. (AP) — Two said he’s had some close
people have died in a calls with wildfires since he
blaze that ripped through has lived in Weed. Though
a Northern California town, fire dangers are becoming
said Siskiyou County Sheriff more frequent, he’s not in-
Jeremiah LaRue. terested in leaving.
Authorities confirmed Sun- “It’s a beautiful place,” he
day the two deaths in the said. “Everybody has risks
fire that burned buildings in everywhere, like Florida’s
the rural Northern Califor- got hurricanes and floods,
nia community of Weed, Louisiana has got torna-
LaRue said. does and all that stuff. So,
He did not immediately it happens everywhere. Un-
provide names or other de- fortunately here, it’s fires.”
tails including age or gen- The winds make Weed
der of the two people who A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., Saturday, and the surrounding area
died. About 1,000 people Sept. 3, 2022. A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., a perilous place for wild-
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.
were still being kept from Associated Press fires, whipping small flames
their homes Sunday as fire- into a frenzy. Weed has
fighters worked to contain Mayor Kim Greene, and the unchanged since Saturday were related to the deaths seen three major fires since
the blaze that had sparked two hoped to get more de- night, according to the reported Sunday. 2014, a period of extreme
out of control at the start of tails on how many homes California Department of Nearby, crews battled an- drought that has prompted
the holiday weekend. had been lost. A total of 132 Forestry and Fire Protection. other blaze known as the the largest and most de-
Power outages, smoky skies structures were destroyed Three people were injured, Mountain Fire, which also structive fires in California
and uncertainty about or damaged, fire officials according to Cal Fire, but sparked on Friday, though history.
what the day would bring said Sunday, though it no other details were avail- in a less populated area. That drought persists as
left a feeling of emptiness wasn’t clear whether they able. Two people were More than 300 people were California heads into what
around the town the morn- were homes, businesses, or brought to Mercy Medical under evacuation orders. traditionally is the worst of
ing after evacuation orders other buildings. Center Mount Shasta, Cal Weed, home to fewer than the fire season. Scientists
were lifted for thousands of Crews kept the flames, Fire Siskiyou Unit Chief Phil 3,000 people about 280 say climate change has
other residents. known as the Mill Fire, from Anzo said Saturday. One miles (451 kilometers) north- made the West warmer
“It’s eerily quiet,” said Su- growing overnight. As of was in stable condition and east of San Francisco, has and drier over the last three
san Tavalero, a Weed city Sunday, the fire covered the other was transferred long been seen by pass- decades and will continue
councilor, who was driving about 6.6 square miles (17 to UC Davis Medical Cen- ersby as a whimsical spot to make weather more ex-
to a meeting with fire of- square kilometers) and was ter, which has a burn unit. to stop along Interstate 5. treme and wildfires more
ficials. She was joined by 25% contained, numbers It’s unclear if these injuries But the town, nestled in the frequent and destructive.q

Police: Las Vegas journalist dies in

stabbing outside home

death was homicide. spokesman, said at a news Las Vegas Sun, where he
According to the Clark conference. “We do have was a columnist and re-
County Office of the Coro- some leads. We are pursu- porter who covered courts,
ner/Medical Examiner, Jef- ing a suspect but the sus- politics, labor, government
frey Michael German, 69, pect is outstanding.” and organized crime.
of Las Vegas was found Glenn Cook, the Review- He was known for his sto-
deceased yesterday (Sept. Journal’s executive editor, ries about government
3). The cause of his death said German had not com- malfeasance and political
was multiple sharp force municated any concerns scandals and coverage of
injuries, and the manner of about his personal safety or the 2017 mass shooting at
his death was homicide. any threats made against a Las Vegas music festival
Jeff German, host of "Mobbed Up," poses with Planet Hollywood, Our thoughts are with Jeff’s him to anyone in the news- that killed 60 people and
formerly the Aladdin, in the background on the Strip in Las family and friends during paper’s leadership. wounded more than 400
Vegas, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. this difficult time. “The Review-Journal family others.
Associated Press It appears the 69-year-old is devastated to lose Jeff,” According to the Review-
German was in an alterca- Cook said in a statement. Journal, German held a
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las a.m. Saturday after authori- tion with another person “He was the gold standard master’s degree from Mar-
Vegas investigative report- ties received a 911 call, the that led to the stabbing, of the news business. It’s quette University and was
er was stabbed to death Las Vegas Review-Journal which is believed to be an hard to imagine what Las the author of the 2001 true-
outside his home and po- reported. isolated incident, police Vegas would be like to- crime book “Murder in Sin
lice are looking for a sus- The Clark County Office of said. day without his many years City:
pect, authorities said. the Coroner/Medical Ex- “We believe the alterca- of shining a bright light on The Death of a Las Vegas
Las Vegas Metropolitan Po- aminer said Sunday that tion took place outside dark places.” Casino Boss,” the story of
lice officers found journal- German died from “mul- of the home,” Capt. Dori German joined the Review- the death of Ted Binion,
ist Jeff German dead with tiple sharp force injuries” Koren, a Las Vegas Metro- Journal in 2010 after more heir to the Horseshoe Club
stab wounds around 10:30 and the manner of his politan Police Department than two decades at the fortune.q