Georgia Amoore scored 34 points, including three free throws in the final 10 seconds for fourth-seeded Kentucky, which nearly blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead but held on for a 79-78 victory over 13th-seeded Liberty in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Flames engulfed two mobile homes in separate fires in Fort Lauderdale on Christmas morning, according to fire officials.

Flames damaged a Baptist church in Fort Lauderdale leading up to the Christmas holiday.

Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon are under evacuation orders after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a lightning-sparked wildfire racing through national forest lands.

The U.S. Forest Service says it will take emergency action soon to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Flames engulfed a white Jeep at a Citgo gas station on Friday in Miami-Dade County, near Allapattah. Nearby residents reported the thick black smoked and the flames shooting into the air. A man said the fire sparked just as he finished filling up his gas tank. Firefighters responded to the gas station at the corner of Northwest 28th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue. Officers with Miami-Dade Schools Police, Miami and Miami-Dade responded to the area to help keep drivers away from the area.

(AP Photo/Noah Berger)SAN FRANCISCO – Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. The firefighters covered themselves on the ground with the emergency shelters that look like space blankets if they are in imminent danger from flames. On Sept. 8, 14 firefighters deployed emergency shelters as flames overtook them and destroyed the fire station they were defending in the Los Padres National Forest. He was the fourth person killed by the blaze that has spread to neighboring Tehama County. The Glass and Zogg fires are among nearly 30 wildfires burning in California.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Flames erupted on the rooftop of a Miami Beach restaurant Monday night. Firefighters were called to Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse at 836 First Avenue in South Beach. Fire crews work after flames erupt at popular South Beach restaurant Fogo de Chao. Fogo de Chao, which is known for fire-roasting various selections of meat, is closed until further notice. “The safety of our guests and team members is our top priority," a Fogo de Chao spokesman said in a statement.