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Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a stubborn wildfire near the New Jersey border as officials in much of the Northeast coped with hundreds of brush fires in tinder-

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn't quite ended.

VANCOUVER — Whistler, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, is expected to see its first "significant snowfall" of the season this weekend. The company that owns Whistler-Blackcomb says it is kicking off the season by opening one of its ski hills a day earlier than expected.

Losses are expected to be far higher due to the number of uninsured properties and damage to public infrastructure.

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for the Central American country's coast on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Honduras' northern coast with heavy rain.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Natural gas flares at oil wells sparked two North Dakota wildfires earlier this fall, according to reports from the North Dakota Fire Marshal's Office.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's health authority is asking for the public's help in finding a some paper health records that were "carried off by strong winds." Health P.E.I.

BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire.

MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.