Flume Fire initially started 1:52 p.m. July 6 in Tulare County, California. It has burned 73 acres after being active for five days. By Friday morning, the fire crew managed to contain 60% of this fire. However, the cause is still being investigated.

The Hope fire, burning on the north side of the Columbia River, has grown to 6,764 acres with level 3 "leave now" evacuations in effect for some areas.

The Houston Astros need to add a starting pitcher this season. ESPN's Jeff Passan recently connected the Astros to a huge trade for a starter.

Moore Fire initially started 12:39 p.m. July 10 in Placer County, California. After being active for 20 hours, it has burned 20 acres. As of Friday morning, the blaze has been fully contained. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

The Massachusetts Turnpike was closed Friday morning as police and firefighters responded to an electric vehicle on fire just beyond the Prudential Tunnel, State Police said. The car caught on fire on Interstate 90 westbound shortly after 7 a.m., State Police said.

Cordale Sheffield, 30, died Thursday from burn injuries after he rushed back into a burning apartment to rescue his girlfriend's daughter on June 23.

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

A fire has broken out at a farm in Derbyshire after artificial grass caught alight during soaring temperatures. Four fire crews from Derbyshire and Staffordshire were dispatched to the scene in Bridle Lane in Stanton, near Swadlincote, at about 12:45 BST on Friday.

A judge called the man “an incredibly violent, evil person” as they handed down a prison sentence, Illinois prosecutors said.

Multiple witnesses told The Oregonian/OregonLive that a man who lived in the east Portland apartment complex threw a Molotov cocktail at the building Friday morning. Police and fire officials have not commented on the fire’s cause. One person reportedly has been taken into custody. Police have not publicly identified the person.