K2 Radio News: Flash Briefing For December 8th, 2017 – Morning

FALLBROOK, CALIF. (AP) - WINDS DRIVING AN UNCONTAINED WILDFIRE IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUBSIDED SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT, BUT FORECASTERS SAY THEY WILL RETURN AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. THE FIRE ERUPTED THURSDAY AND QUICKLY BURNED DOZENS OF HOMES AS IT SPREAD OVER MORE THAN 6 SQUARE MILES AND PUSHED WEST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WILL BE A RESURGENCE OF WINDS AFTER DAYBREAK, BUT THEY WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. EMPLOYERS ADDED A ROBUST 228,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER, A SIGN OF THE JOB MARKET'S ENDURING STRENGTH IN ITS NINTH YEAR OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED AT A 17-YEAR LOW OF 4.1 PERCENT.

BRUSSELS (AP) - RATINGS AGENCY STANDARD & POOR'S SAYS THAT THE DEAL BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT DOWNGRADE BRITAIN'S SOVEREIGN DEBT GRADE. S&P HAS A NEGATIVE OUTLOOK FOR BRITAIN'S DEBT, AND SAYS THAT WOULDN'T CHANGE DESPITE THE DEAL, WHICH WILL ALLOW BRITAIN AND THE EU TO MOVE ON FROM DISCUSSING DIVORCE ISSUES TO THE KEY TOPIC OF TRADE.
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A WYOMING RESIDENT IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH IN GOSHEN COUNTY ON TUESDAY.

61-YEAR-OLD TERRY MOLGARD WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT DURING THE CRASH WHICH OCCURRED AT 11:15 P.M. TUESDAY NEAR FORT LARAMIE, ACCORDING TO A CRASH REPORT FROM THE WYOMING HIGHWAY PATROL.

MOLGARD WAS WESTBOUND ON U.S. 26 NEAR MILEPOST 30 WHEN, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE RIGHT. MOLGARD OVERCORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY.

THE VEHICLE HIT A RAILROAD EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. MOLGARD, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.

TROOPERS ARE INVESTIGATING ALCOHOL USE AND DRIVER FATIGUE AS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE CRASH.

THE ROADWAY WAS DRY AND WEATHER WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, ACCORDING TO THE PATROL'S REPORT.
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CHEYENNE, WYO. (AP) - A MAN SHOT TO DEATH BY WYOMING POLICE AFTER HE FIRED A RIFLE AT THEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A 49-YEAR-OLD FORMER LARAMIE THERAPIST ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD AND OTHER CHARGES. POLICE ON THURSDAY IDENTIFIED THE MAN THEY SHOT THE PREVIOUS DAY ON A CHEYENNE STREET AS SCOTT ADDISON.

CHEYENNE, WYO. (AP) - WYOMING US SEN. MIKE ENZI HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE THAT WILL NEGOTIATE A FINAL TAX REFORM BILL IN CONGRESS. THE REPUBLICAN IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ENZI SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HELPING FINALIZE A BILL THAT HE SAYS WILL LOWER TAXES FOR MANY AMERICANS, GROW THE ECONOMY, CREATE MORE JOBS AND MODERNIZE THE FEDERAL TAX CODE.

CHEYENNE, WYO. (AP) - THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING A GROWING NUMBER OF FLU CASES IN THE STATE IN RECENT WEEKS. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST REGGIE MCCLINTON SAYS THE MOST FLU REPORTS SO FAR ARE COMING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE. INFLUENZA IS A CONTAGIOUS, RESPIRATORY ILLNESS CAUSED BY A VIRUS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, HEADACHE, DRY COUGH, SORE THROAT, RUNNY OR STUFFY NOSE.

CASPER, WYO. (AP) - FIGURES SHOW WYOMING'S HOMELESS POPULATION CONTINUES TO RISE. DATA RELEASED WEDNESDAY BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SAYS THERE WERE 873 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE STATE AS OF JANUARY. THAT NUMBER HAS INCREASED EACH YEAR SINCE 2014. OF THOSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, 41 PERCENT WERE UNSHELTERED, MEANING THEY WERE STAYING IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT MEANT TO ACCOMMODATE A SLEEPING PERSON, LIKE A PARK BENCH OR A CAR.