Cheryl Eddy I have been at io9/Gizmodo since 2014; my title here is Senior Writer, though I am also a News Editor and do copy editing too. Previously, I worked at the late, great alt-weekly San ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - A large brush fire in Jim Thorpe now covers about 460 acres. Firefighters have been battling it for nearly two days now. It is all happening as the high winds refuse to let up.