Winchester NewsLocal news for Winchester, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Christmas Eve murder trial testimony ends Thursday- July 17, 2008 An expert crime witness testified Tuesday that Thomas Dowdy Jr. was on or near the pathway leading to his South Third Street backyard when he fired the first rifle rounds, which ultimately killed Fortuna ...http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/christmas-eve-murder-trial-testimony-ends-... Man is wanted in connection with the crash that killed a Winchester family.- July 15, 2008 The California Highway Patrol is asking for help from the public in locating the driver suspected of fleeing the scene of a crash last month that left a Winchester family of three dead.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/man-is-wanted-in-connection-with-the-crash... Firefighter Profiles- July 13, 2008 Spotter looks down on backfiring operations on the saddle at the top of Winchester Canyon.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/firefighter-profiles?fromrss=1 Gap Fire Progress Update: Today's 2 p.m. Press Conference- July 11, 2008 Captain Eli Iskow, Chief Deputy Geoff Banks, and Southern California Edison's Jane Brown presented the progress made by Santa Barbara firefighters earlier today, the seventh day in the fight against the Gap ...http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/gap-fire-progress-update-todays-2-p-m-pres... Gap Fire Weather Turns Hot- July 9, 2008 View of Broadcast Peak from Winchester Gun Club shows efforts to backfire off the West Camino Cielo fuel break.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/gap-fire-weather-turns-hot?fromrss=1 Fighting Fire with Fire- July 8, 2008 Spotter looks down on backfiring operations on the saddle at the top of Winchester Canyon.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/fighting-fire-with-fire?fromrss=1 California wildfires strain state's resources- July 6, 2008 A wildfire threatening hundreds of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/california-wildfires-strain-states-resourc... Gap Fire grows to more than 5,400 acres, several outbuildings burned- July 4, 2008 ROAD CLOSURES: Paseo Cameo at Patterson, Dorado Drive at Cathedral Oaks, Kellogg Avenue north of Cathedral Oaks Road, Patterson Avenue north of Cathedral Oaks Road, San Marcos Road north of Cathedral Oaks Road, ...http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/gap-fire-grows-to-more-than-5-400-acres-se... Goleta fire doubles to 2,400 acres; Big Sur remains under evacuation- July 3, 2008 GOLETA, Calif. -- The Gap fire looming over this town has grown to more than 2,400 acres this morning, doubling in size overnight as burned for its third day.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/goleta-fire-doubles-to-2-400-acres-big-sur... Relatives mourn Winchester family killed in Sunday crash- July 3, 2008 Investigators were still searching Tuesday for the hit-and-run driver who killed a Winchester family of three when he crashed head-on into their car Sunday night near Lake Skinner, authorities said.http://www.topix.net/city/winchester-ca/2008/07/relatives-mourn-winchester-family-killed-i... |