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Crews build containment around destructive California fires

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California on Sunday, though one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state gr...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

416 Fire does not grow; 50 percent contained

Flash floods will remain an issue until vegetation returns

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others th...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribute to 416 Fire bear cub wins hearts at Carve Wars

Purgatory buzzing with activity after month-long closure

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Burro Fire at standstill after two days of rain

No growth recorded Friday; crews demobilize

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crews at Colorado wildfire mark Storm King anniversary

EL JEBEL, Colo. (AP) – It is not lost on nearly 400 firefighters who have descended on the tiny Colorado mountain town of El Jebel that they are battling a blaze similar to the 1994 Storm Ki...

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Burro Fire at standstill after two days of rain

No growth recorded Friday; crews demobilize

DATE: Jul 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rains put Burro Fire to sleep for now

Investigation into cause of blaze continues

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rehab work begins around 416 Fire, with eye on the sky

Areas damaged during suppression efforts must be repaired

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fires menace West; tornado touches Colorado wildfire site

La Veta Pass scheduled to open on Saturday

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service: Fire investigations take time, patience

Agency has no timeline for releasing cause of 416 Fire

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk about town: Smokey Bear visits cub burned in 416 Fire

Smokey Bear, a national ambassador of fire prevention, visited the cub burned in the 416 Fire on Tuesday at the Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Del Norte. A vide...

DATE: Jul 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News