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A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library. The entire town's population was evacuated as the raging fire approached.
2020-09-8

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service reports that the Arctic Circle has experienced its worst wildfire season on record after the service released data indicating that a series of wildfires occurring in the first half of 2020, mostly in the Russian republic of Sakha, have emitted more than 244 million tons of carbon dioxide. The emissions within that period have increased by more than a third of carbon emissions in the whole of 2019.
2020-09-3

Evacuations are lifted for 35,000 people in Napa and Sonoma counties.
2020-08-26

A plane crashes near Santa Clarita, California, killing the pilot.
2020-01-4

A school shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, injures five students, two fatally. The 16-year-old gunman, identified as Nathaniel Berhow, shoots himself, is hospitalized, and dies a day later.
2019-11-14

A dead body is found in the area of the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita that has doubled in size to more than 22,000 acres. Officials order mandatory evacuations for 1,500 homes in Little Tujunga, Sand, and Placerita canyons. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issues an alert for unhealthy air quality in affected areas.
2016-07-24

American actor Paul Walker ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise) is one of two killed in a car accident after attending a charity event in Santa Clarita, California.
2013-11-30

Concerns are held about a cult-like group of Salvadoran migrants to the United States in Palmdale, California, who have gone missing after leaving a note that they were going to meet Jesus. They are later found alive in a park.
2010-09-19

A wildfire forces the evacuation of thousands of homes in Palmdale California, United States.
2010-07-30