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Evacuation orders lifted after brush fire contained in Los Angeles County

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- A brush fire burning near homes in Los Angeles County prompted evacuation orders Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.The Burbank Fire Department said Tuesday evening it managed to stop the forward progress of the Bethany Fire, which was burning near a residential... Read More.

Jefferson County Burn Ban Lifted

Monday, November 25 by wcednews

JEFFERSON COUNTY - The Burn Ban issued for Jefferson County has been lifted.On November 12th the county issued a Burn Ban in hopes of mitigating outdoor wildfires.The ban was issued because of the low humid, dry, and windy weather that could have turned a... Read More.

Trump gag order partially lifted in hush money case

Tuesday, June 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The judge who oversaw Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in Manhattan agreed to partially lift a gag order on the former president Tuesday, granting Trump the ability to speak freely about witnesses in the case and the jury that found... Read More.

Trump fraud trial: With gag order lifted, Trump blasts judge’s clerk online

Friday, November 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald... Read More.

Drought watch lifted in Tri-County area

Saturday, August 26 by Louise Bennett

HARRISBURG – The drought watch has been lifted for Clearfield, Jefferson, and Elk counties.Following a Thursday meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the drought watch which had been in effect for several months, was lifted for a total of 47 Pennsylvania counties.The Department... Read More.

Evacuation orders lifted after chemical leak, fire at Louisiana refinery

Friday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Evacuation orders have been lifted in a Louisiana town following a chemical leak and fire at a refinery, officials said.Crews responded Friday to a release of naphtha -- a flammable liquid that can be used as fuel -- and a fire... Read More.

Border Patrol apprehensions increased in July, but remain lower than before Title 42 was lifted

Saturday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Apprehensions along the southern U.S. border last month increased from June of this year, but decreased from July 2022, when the Title 42 order was still enacted, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Saturday.July saw 132,652 apprehensions on the southwest border, the... Read More.

Water restriction partially lifted in Memphis suburb after diesel leak contaminates treatment facility

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(GERMANTOWN, Tenn.) -- A third section of Germantown, Tennessee, was allowed to resume drinking and using tap water Thursday, however, others remain under restrictions that have now been in effect for a week after it was discovered the water supply was contaminated with diesel... Read More.

Evacuation order lifted after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

Thursday, March 30 by ABC News

(RAYMOND, Minn.) -- An evacuation order has been lifted and residents can return home after a freight train derailed in a fiery crash near a small town in Minnesota early Thursday, Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office announced. Residents were forced to evacuate as a precaution.The... Read More.

Shelter-in-place lifted at Monmouth University after curling iron mistaken for weapon

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.) -- Monmouth University lifted a shelter-in-place order after an investigation into a "possible armed subject" found that a curling iron "was mistaken for a weapon," a university official said.Police at Monmouth, in West Long Branch, New Jersey, had received a... Read More.