Temperatures and higher humidity is all really helping firefighters get a bigger containment on the valley fire. I spoke to a guy today that lives in Hidden Valley lakes. He said todays rain is a blessing. Hidden valley lakes is about 10 miles north of middletown. It is a private gated community. We went in there and drove through it for the first time today. All of the houses looked intact. Then we got to powder horn road. That is where we started to see the devastation. Especially at the intersection of indian rock road. The house there are completely destroyed. It was very interesting to see. You could tell the fire was very spermatic. The man we spoke to actually stayed behind on saturday night to protect his home. He said he waited all night with his son using water hoses and shovels just to basically put out the embers that were falling from the sky. It looked like red snow coming down with all the embers. It was just landing everywhere. That is what saved us, we would put them o
We learned the valley fire is 40,000 acres, still burning out of control. Containment zero percent. Four firefighters have been hurt, homes destroyed and thousands of people forced to evacuate. We have been in contact with emergency crews throughout the night. They say the valley fire is running wild. The official size has grown, Officials Say a low estimate is 40,000 acres. Again to containment at this time. Parts of middletown, its now in flames. No specific word on the numbers of homes and businesses destroyed. You can see flames engulfing dozens of homes, at least thats with a weve heard through the night. We talked to evacuees a little while ago. The barn unfortunately burnt down, it was built in our family in the 1800s. They locked their shop. They are hoping to save their home. Several communities have evacuation orders now including cobb counties, Hidden Valley lakes and middletown as well as People Living along highway 29. All the way to the outskirts of calistoga in napa coun
The disposal of the body. Wmur s Suzanne Roantree has more on today s developments. Suzanne not only were the charges against the squires upgraded but investigators say they think they know what the motive is behind the 29 yearolds death. Police also issued an arrest warrant for a longtime friend of Julien Squires who they believe is the killer. State Police Investigators followed the evidence that lead them from bridgewater where ms. Bortner s body was found, to dorchester, and onto New Hampshire. Suzanne the body of 29yearold Ashley Bortner of new jersey was found three weeks ago along Railroad Tracks in bridgewater, massachusetts. The victim was found in a burning car, wrapped in a blanket, with her hands tied behind her back and to her feet. Investigators now think that 43yearold Fernando Owens of dorchester killed her, believing she was involved in the shooting death of his son the night before. Authorities say that owens and Julian Squires of manchester are longtime friends. Inti
On the website the restaurant says it has stood the test of time including the great fires of portsmouth in the early 1800s. Sadly, today that narrative changed forever. Fire crews training on the river spotted smoke this morning, the exact same time the 911 call came in. Smoke was coming from the roof, the building has five stories and Officials Say the blaze that appears to have started on the first floor quickly traveled up the chimney and spread. Within an hour the fire went to four alarms, bringing crews from surrounding towns and maine. The mixed use building has apartments on the upper floor that were heavily damaged. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The guys were here quick, nay just come back from doing some training. We had two separate Water Supplies established quickly, we had access to the roof quickly, attack lines underneath the fire. And it was a remarkable job. Reporter investigators have determined the cause of this fire, they are not ready to release it just yet. When we
Sean good morning. I m sean mcdonald. We are following breaking news in campton. It is a rainy start to our veterans day. Kevin not the greatest of starts with the showers that will be around for a good part of the state until at least early afternoon. There will be spots over a halfinch of rain fall with this system. The main push continues to shift away. Quite a bit of Activity Still around early this morning. Almost all of it in liquid form, except for the highest of elevations. Pretty good breeze out of the north and northeast through the day. Heisman 40 s to lower 50 s. There is another system we are focused on. Let s take a look at your wednesday morning ride. We are joined live by 95. 7 wzid s deb davidson. Good morning. Deb good morning, kevin. We are getting word of road Ellsworth Hill road be freeing between springfield and mason. Authorities are asking you to plan an alternate route. We just heard from the dot that all Road Construction throughout the state has been suspende