By JOHN ANTCZAK and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames...
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire hit the the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies' largest national park, causing significant damage and forcing thousands of people, residents and tourists alike, to flee. Jasper National Park officials said the...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Homes burned Sunday when flames descended on a Southern California neighborhood as wildfires popped up across the state amid soaring temperatures. Evacuations were ordered when the Hawarden Fire grew to more than 400 acres (160...
KAUMAKANI, Hawaii (AP) — Firefighters have contained a wind-swept wildfire that was threatening about 200 homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, authorities said late Monday night, and an evacuation notice for the area has been lifted. The fire burned 1.56...
By RIO YAMAT and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal...
Ruben Vives - Los Angeles Times Two wet winters followed by repeated record-breaking heat waves in recent months have set California on a path to a fiery summer. And though firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will be on the...
LA PINE, Oregon (AP) — Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire just outside the central Oregon community of La Pine and prompted evacuations Tuesday. The fire was estimated to be 2.7 square miles (6.9 square kilometers) in size Tuesday night, Central Oregon Fire...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters have increased their containment of a large wildfire that is burning in steep, hard-to-reach areas and threatening critical infrastructure in mountains north of Los Angeles, officials said. But hot, dry, windy weather could challenge...
JAYSON JACOBY - Baker City Herald, Ore. Criminal charges have been dismissed against Ricky Lane Snodgrass, the U.S. Forest Service employee charged with reckless burning after overseeing a prescribed fire in Grant County in October 2022. Charges were moved from Grant...
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged...
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press California's largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained...
KEARNY, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burned down two structures and was threatening more than 50 others in the small desert community of Kearny, authorities said Wednesday. The Simmons Fire, which broke out Tuesday, has burned 475 acres with zero containment, said Tiffany...
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