Flock camera vandalism spreads across U.S.

Montana: The Sand Creek Fire is now 6,700 acres, and the Bobcat Lakes Fire is 4,807 acres, both burning in heavy timber on the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest.

There are a total of 251 personnel on the fires. The Pioneer Scenic Byway has been closed. Single digit RH and winds cresting 30MPH drove sizable fire growth yesterday. Both fires are very active again today, with Red Flag conditions over the region. Additional resources continue to arrive.

https://x.com/i/status/2085882177191842219

The Ridge Fire has exploded to over 1,000 acres in size, and has crossed the 5 freeway.

UKIAH, California

2 men are lucky to be alive after their private Cesna came crashing down onto a road in the small Northern California town of Ukiah on Friday morning.

The aircraft reportedly experienced fuel and engine problems before crashing down.

Via California Post
https://x.com/californiapost/status/2085893200523252024

A home security camera caught the moment one heroic goose alerted its owners to a fire that had broken out in their barn.

Chelsea Gerber told Storyful, “Our barn caught fire in the middle of the night and our goose, Goosey, alerted us by honking, waking us up! We were fortunate to get all the flames out and everyone is safe.”

Las Vegas: Drivers on Losee were Cheyenne were treated to a dust devil sighting in the area on Friday — here’s what one viewer’s camera captured driving past! 🌪

Two people were killed in a helicopter crash in Millard County while battling the massive Widemouth 2 Fire, Utah.

Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center confirmed Saturday that both the pilot and crewmember died in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.

At about 10 a.m. Friday, the helicopter was reported to have crashed near Richfield, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The county's search and rescue crew responded to the crash, but was unable to reach the site due to the fire. It is unknown if they have since been able to reach the helicopter.

https://kutv.com/news/wildfire/pilot-crewmember-killed-in-helicopter-crash-while-fighting-widemouth-2-fire

In upstate New York, there's a centuries-old unsolved mystery: loud booms, with no obvious source or cause, powerful enough to rattle windows and shake buildings.
"It is a sound resembling the explosion of a heavy piece of artillery, that can be accounted for by none of the known laws of nature," wrote James Fenimore Cooper in his 1850 short story, The Lake Gun.
"The report is deep, hollow, distant and imposing. The lake seems to be speaking to the surrounding hills, which send back the echoes of its voice in accurate reply. No satisfactory theory has ever been broached to explain these noises."


https://weather.com/2026/08/06/news/weather/americas-mystery-skyquakes-unexplained-booms-have-rattled-windows-for-centuries?par=rss-yahoo-au-uk-articles

Husky taxes

Mysterious 'cloaked UFO' spotted hiding inside cloud over North America
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mysterious-cloaked-ufo-spotted-hiding-inside-cloud-over-north-america/ar-AA29EBsV

Totality is coming: Where and when to watch the Aug. 12 solar eclipse from North America and Europe
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/totality-is-coming-where-and-when-to-watch-the-aug-12-solar-eclipse-from-north-america-and-europe/ar-AA29EVmI

Fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size forcing thousands to flee homes
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fast-moving-canada-wildfire-doubles-in-size-forcing-thousands-to-flee-homes/ar-AA29GhDz

NASA Mars photo captures mysterious 'walking man' on the Red Planet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-mars-photo-captures-mysterious-walking-man-on-the-red-planet/ar-AA29km0k

Tornado destruction hits Florida without warning | Watch
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/tornado-destruction-hits-florida-without-warning/vi-AA29F4Q1

Folks really, really need to slow TF down and drive more carefully if you're in the Dakotas for the 2026 Sturgis Rally. It officially started yesterday and there's already been 12 deaths.

American evacuated from US Antarctic base for emergency medical treatment: Officials
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/american-evacuated-from-us-antarctic-base-for-emergency-medical-treatment-officials/ar-AA29CPgy

Delta passengers evacuated by slide after emergency landing in Atlanta
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/delta-passengers-evacuated-by-slide-after-emergency-landing-in-atlanta/ar-AA29G5mG

Fake video of SpaceX moon collision circulates online
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fake-video-of-spacex-moon-collision-circulates-online/ar-AA29Ciiq