Amanda Lee Myers, Author at Greenfield Recorder

FILE - In this July 28, 2018, file photo, a deer grazes along a road covered in fire retardant as the Carr Fire burns near Redding, Calif. More than 80 families who lost their homes in California’s deadly Carr Fire in July have learned weeks or months later that their dogs and cats had survived the deadly disaster. A network of about 35 volunteers, called Carr Fire Pet Rescue and Reunification, is responsible for many of the happy endings and continues to track and catch missing pets...

Months after wildfire, pets, owners reunited

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated PressNovember 5, 2018

Embers falling on their heads, Venesa Rhodes and her husband had seconds to rush their two beloved cats into their SUV before a wildfire last summer would overtake them all.One cat got in. But the other, named Bella, bolted and disappeared as the…

EDITORS NOTE CONTENTS - This photo from video from a deputy's body camera, provided by the Kern County, Calif., Sheriff's Office, shows officers and others treating Javier Casarez, 54, moments after he fatally shot himself, during a confrontation in Bakersfield, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood Thursday identified Cazarez as the gunman who fatally shot his ex-wife and a man at a trucking company before chasing after another man, killing him, and then driving to a home where he shot dead a father and daughter in a nearly 40-minute rampage Wednesday. (Kern County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Gunman kills ex-wife, 4 others, himself

by John Antczak Associated Press, and Amanda Lee Myers Associated PressSeptember 14, 2018

Janet waits for her bus under the cover of an umbrella at a bus stop in Adelanto, Calif., as rain began to fall on Wednesday.

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New round of heavy rain hits California

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press, and John Antczak Associated PressMarch 22, 2018

A bulldozer moves debris as a vehicle sits stranded in flooded water on U.S. Highway 101 in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged and several people were killed Tuesday as downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Death toll hits 17 in California mudslides; 13 missing

by Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press, and Amanda Lee Myers Associated PressJanuary 10, 2018

A firefighter battles a wildfire at Faria State Beach in Ventura, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. The wind-swept blazes have forced tens of thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Town known as ‘Shangri-La’ threatened by Calif. fire

by Brian Skoloff Associated Press, and Amanda Lee Myers Associated PressDecember 7, 2017

A holiday wreath adorns a fire engine as a firefighter battles to contain flames to a home on fire and prevent the wildfire's spread to adjoining properties in the Bel Air district of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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New blaze erupts in tony Bel Air area of Los Angeles

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press, and Andrew Dalton Associated PressDecember 7, 2017

Los Angeles County firefighters battle a wildfire in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Winds churn California wildfires, keep aircraft from helping

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press, and Andrew Dalton Associated PressDecember 6, 2017

Rani Ghanem, manager of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia, Calif., poses for a photo in the store Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Ghanem and an animal control officer had their hands full as they tried to corral a wayward peahen that got into the store Monday. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

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Feathered frenzy: Peacock breaks bottles inside Calif. liquor store

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated PressJune 7, 2017

A woman kisses her son during a prayer service held to honor the shooting victims at North Park Elementary School, Monday, April 10, 2017, in San Bernardino, Calif. A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened deadly fire on Monday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Police: San Bernardino school shooter threatened his wife

by Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressApril 11, 2017

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Months after wildfire, pets, owners reunited

Gunman kills ex-wife, 4 others, himself

New round of heavy rain hits California

Death toll hits 17 in California mudslides; 13 missing

Town known as ‘Shangri-La’ threatened by Calif. fire

New blaze erupts in tony Bel Air area of Los Angeles

Winds churn California wildfires, keep aircraft from helping

Feathered frenzy: Peacock breaks bottles inside Calif. liquor store

Police: San Bernardino school shooter threatened his wife

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