California Wildfire

Two people have died in a blaze that ripped through a Northern California town, said Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue. LaRue shared the news of the fatalities Sunday afternoon during a community meeting held at an elementary…

SACRAMENTO: Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to protect remote communities. The…

Firefighters made progress battling California’s largest wildfire of the summer on Tuesday, with more than one-quarter of the blaze near Yosemite National Park contained. The Oak Fire in central California broke out on Friday and spread…

An aircraft drops Phos-Chek on the Oak Fire near Darrah in Mariposa County, California.MIDPINES: Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced…

A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California‘s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain…

A fierce California wildfire expanded overnight into Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations, as millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat with already record-setting temperatures due to climb even…

A California wildfire ripped through thousands of acres after sparking a day earlier, as millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat with already record-setting temperatures due to climb. The heat wave encompassing multiple…

A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size on Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000…

Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and burned more than 1,300 homes and other buildings, state fire officials said Tuesday. The blaze…

Firefighters waged an all-out battle in heavy winds on Tuesday to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe from a wildfire that has chased thousands of people from the popular resort destination in…