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Portugal wildfires kill at least 35; 4 dead in Spain

LISBON, Portugal – Late season wildfires that broke out over the weekend in Portugal have killed at least 35 people, including a 1-month-old infant, authorities said Monday, making 2017 by f...

DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S., states struggle to pay spiraling cost of fighting fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The long and brutal 2017 wildfire season is stressing the state and federal agencies that have to pay for the army of ground crews and machinery required to fight them. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California firefighters say their ‘gaining upper hand’

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – With the winds dying down, fire officials said Sunday they have apparently “turned a corner” against the wildfires that have devastated California wine country and other...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hopes and plans destroyed overnight by deadly wildfires

SONOMA, Calif. – It was just another Sunday night. Sure, the wind was kicking up, but for hundreds of thousands of people in California’s wine country, their minds were on the week ahead: sc...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Emergency alerts draw complaints in fast-moving wildfires

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The story is repeated again and again: The dead of night, no warning, then panic after realizing the smoke and flames were approaching. Fleeing residents from...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Killer wildfires continue to menace California’s wine country

24 dead and hundreds missing

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Winds whip new terror into deadly California wildfires

SONOMA, Calif. – Fueled by the return of strong winds, the wildfires tearing through California wine country exploded in size and number Wednesday as authorities ordered new evacuations and ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Smoke, ash from wildfires blanket California cities

SAN FRANCISCO – Millions of Californians on Tuesday saw their lawns covered in ash and air filled with smoke as firefighters battled ferocious wildfires in the northern and southern parts of...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

California wine country fire death toll hits 10

SONOMA, Calif. – Officials say at least seven more people have died in fast-moving wildfires in California wine country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10. The Sonoma ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Prescribed burn planned for Lone Mesa

Fire will thin forest, improve habitat

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire north of McPhee Reservoir contained, Forest Service says

Crews from 3 districts responded to Hoppe Point Fire

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service spends record $2B battling forest fires

WASHINGTON – The Forest Service has spent more than $2 billion battling forest fires around the country – a new record as wildfires blacken the American West in one of the nation’s worst fir...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World