Burn Victim To Skydive 1 Year Later; Dropping ‘The Rahm’ On Japan

Good morning! It’s Monday, Aug. 30 and here are a few things to know as the work week begins:

• Hurricane Ida continues to pummel Louisiana and other southern states bordering the Gulf of Mexico.
• A woman who suffered severe burns less than a year ago has recovered to the point of planning a skydiving trip to mark the one-year “burnversary.”
• A brush fire that took up thousands of acres in California caused some structural damage, too.
• The latest on Afghanistan.

Skydiving To Mark ‘Burnversary’

Amber Fuller was taking her dogs out for a walk on Sept. 2, 2020, when an unprovoked man attacked her and set her on fire. She suffered severe burns: second- and third-degree burns on her back, abdomen and right arm.

Nearly one year later, the Waukesha, Wisconsin, woman plans to mark her “burnversary” by crossing an item off her bucket list.

Skydiving seemed to be the most logical choice to observe the anniversary, and that is exactly what she plans to do on Thursday. Read the full story on Waukesha, Wisconsin, Patch

Hurricane Ida Hits

With winds of 150 mph, Hurricane Ida tied as the strongest hurricane to ever hit Louisiana when it made landfall early on Sunday. The Category 4 storm could now cause damaging winds in other states.

Read more from Across America Patch

ALSO ON PATCH: Tuscaloosa Mayor Activates Incident Command As Ida Approaches

Dropping ‘The Rahm’ On Japan

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was certainly embattled in his final days as boss of America’s third-largest city.

He didn’t even seek a third mayoral term after closing the most public schools at one time in U.S. history, shutting down mental health clinics in poor minority neighborhoods and making sure no one saw the LaQuan McDonald police shooting video until after he was elected to his second term in 2015.

Still, President Joe Biden rewarded his political pal by naming Emanuel the next U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Read more from Chicago Patch and Patch columnist Mark Konkol.

Afghanistan Latest

The U.S. has carried out an airstrike in Kabul as the service members killed in last week’s attack are returned to the United States. See the latest via The Washington Post

Ed Asner Dies

Ed Asner, the beloved actor known for his role as Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” has died. He was 91.

Read more from Across America Patch

Brush Fire Destroys Structures

The Chaparral Fire has burned more than 1,425 acres as evacuation orders were issued in and near Murrieta, California.

Read more from Murrieta, California, Patch

ICYMI: What Was That In The Sky? Patch Documentary Explores The ‘Tinley Park Lights’ UFO Phenomenon, via Tinley Park, Illinois, Patch.

House Porn: Work up a sweat on your own private basketball court, then cool off in your indoor pool in a suburban Chicago home listed on Redfin.

More On ‘The Patch’

• Nurse Shortages In California Reaching Crisis Point, via San Francisco Patch
• Toddler Turned Away From ICU Amid COVID-19 Surge, via Austin, Texas, Patch
• ‘We’ve Taken A Step Backwards,’ Top Doctor Laments Regression, via Melrose, Massachusetts, Patch
• New Jersey Bans Further Contracts With ICE, via Across New Jersey Patch

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