US: Pack Fire Burns Nearly 2,000 Acres in Mono County, California

A wildfire in Mono County, California, destroyed more that two dozen structures and burned 1,974 acres near McGee Creek Road and Highway 395. The Pack Fire, which started on November 13, prompted mandatory evacuations in Long Valley and McGee Creek, affecting around 1,800 residents, while nearby communities remained under warnings. As of the evening of November 17, the fire was 83% contained, with 614 firefighters and multiple air tankers deployed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

US: Inn Fire Prompts Evacuations in Mono County, California

The Inn Fire that broke out in Mono County, east-central California, on Thursday, May 22, forced mandatory evacuations. The blaze had burned more than 700 acres as of Saturday, shutting down Highway 395 ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

US: Aerial Footage Shows Burned Area by Silver Fire in Eastern California

A brush fire, dubbed the Silver Fire, broke out on Sunday afternoon, March 30 in eastern California prompting evacuation orders for multiple communities. The fire has burned over 1,600 acres as of Tuesday evening, according to CalFire. This video shows burned areas in Bishop in Owens Valley shot from the air on Monday, March 31.

US: Silver Fire in California Spreads Rapidly, Prompting Evacuations

A brush fire, dubbed the Silver Fire, broke out on Sunday afternoon, March 30. It rapidly spread to 1,000 acres, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties.

Chinese doctors provide free medical services in Benin

STORY: Chinese doctors provide free medical services in Benin SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: LOKOSSA, Benin CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese doctors providing free clinic treatment in Benin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HOUNSOUNOU CLEMENT, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG PING, Leader of 27th Chinese medical team to Benin STORYLINE: The 27th Chinese medical team to Benin on Friday provided free clinic services to Beninese people at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HOUNSOUNOU CLEMENT, Local resident "I heard that the Chinese doctors will offer free consultations at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, so here I am. When I arrived, there were several treatments like massage, and it's all very good." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG PING, Leader of 27th Chinese medical team to Benin "We are here to make our due contribution to the development of

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

(240413) -- LOKOSSA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Doctors of the 27th Chinese medical team provide free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, April 12, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

(240413) -- LOKOSSA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of the 27th Chinese medical team provides free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, April 12, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

(240413) -- LOKOSSA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of the 27th Chinese medical team provides free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, April 12, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

(240413) -- LOKOSSA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Doctors of the 27th Chinese medical team provide free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, April 12, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

BENIN-LOKOSSA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SERVICE

(240413) -- LOKOSSA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of the 27th Chinese medical team provides free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, April 12, 2024. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (R) and Beninese Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin attend the launching ceremony of project "Marche vers la lumière" at Benin Ministry of Health in Cotonou, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (2nd L, front) visits patients with cataract at a hospital in Lokossa, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

California governor declares state of emergency for 13 counties due to severe winter storms

STORY: California governor declares state of emergency for 13 counties due to severe winter storms DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the closure of State Route Highway 138 in San Bernardino County 2. various of mountain areas impacted by winter storms in San Bernardino County STORYLINE: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a state of emergency in 13 counties of the most populous U.S. state due to severe winter storms. The emergency proclamation will support disaster response and relief in the counties of Los Angeles, Amador, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare. The western U.S. state, home to around 40 million residents, has a total of 58 counties. Severe winter storms struck California beginning in late February, bringing damaging winds and historic precipitation, including snowfall in areas unaccustomed to snow, said the

Gas price in Los Angeles inches toward 6 dollars per gallon

STORY: Gas price in Los Angeles inches toward 6 dollars per gallon DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations in Los Angeles County 2. various of an oil well in Los Angeles STORYLINE: The average price of self-serve regular gasoline a gallon in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, rose 1.6 cents Sunday to a record high of 5.982 U.S. dollars, its 26th consecutive increase. The Orange County average price rose 2.3 cents to a record high of 5.945 dollars, its 29th consecutive increase. It has risen 1.185 dollars during the streak. Meanwhile, in the neighboring Ventura County and San Diego County of Los Angeles in Southern California, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline a gallon rose to 5.946 dollars and 5.912 dollars respectively. Statewide, in the four counties of Mono, Trinity, Inyo and San Luis Obispo, the average gas price passed 6 dollars on Sunday. In Mono County, noto

German musical ensemble holds concert in quake-hit Japan city

German musical ensemble holds concert in quake-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the German chamber music ensemble Leipzig String Quartet perform on May 8, 2012, before students at Mono Junior High School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money.

Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money. (Kyodo)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja 4 (2007)

General Aguila, General Gato, General Serpiente & General Mono Film: Tmnt; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Iv (USA/HK 2007) Director: Kevin Munroe 22 March 2007 Date: 22 March 2007

OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS

OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS

OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS NILS ASTHER, DOROTHY SEBASTIAN at top of the stairs OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS NILS ASTHER, DOROTHY SEBASTIAN at top of the stairs Date: 1928

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his pa

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his pa

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his parents MONO and HELEN SCHWARTZ, and his brother on the set of SON OF ALI BABA

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his pa

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his pa

TONY CURTIS visited by his then wife JANET LEIGH, and his parents MONO and HELEN SCHWARTZ on the set of SON OF ALI BABA Date: 1952

German musical ensemble holds concert in quake-hit Japan city

German musical ensemble holds concert in quake-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the German chamber music ensemble Leipzig String Quartet perform on May 8, 2012, before students at Mono Junior High School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in 2011. (Kyodo)