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August 1, 2022

McKinney Fire: California police arrest 2 on burglary-related charges

Police in Northern California have arrested two people Monday on burglary-related charges as the McKinney Fire remains uncontained after burning more than 55,000 acres.

August 1, 2022

California’s McKinney Fire turns deadly as 2 bodies found inside burned vehicle

The raging McKinney Fire in northern California has claimed the lives of two people who were found inside a burned vehicle along its path, officials announced Monday.

July 31, 2022

Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions

Wildfires in the western U.S. have grown in size due to windy, hot conditions, forcing evacuations of neighborhoods and highway closures due to smoke conditions.

July 30, 2022

House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will aid families with home and business damage and losses due to wildfires and drought caused by climate change.

July 28, 2022

West wildfires: Crews make progress in Idaho, California

Idaho's Moose Fire spread over 40,000 acres on Thursday, as crews made progress on California's Oak Fire. Dry and hot conditions were forecast to continue.

July 27, 2022

Texas fire destroys 9 homes day after blaze sparked by lawnmower burned 26 buildings

Texas firefighters battled another blaze Tuesday afternoon that burned three homes and other structures, the day after the Balch Springs fire destroyed 26 buildings.

July 25, 2022

California’s largest wildfire of the year burns near Yosemite

The Oak Fire in California has burned more than 16,000 acres and prompted evacuations and an emergency declaration from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

July 25, 2022

California Oak Fire spreads near Yosemite National Park, forces thousands to evacuate

California's Oak Fire has burned more than 15,600 acres of forest land near Yosemite National Park as of late Sunday, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes.

July 25, 2022

Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before

More than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut in Alaska this year alone, with heat waves and droughts exacerbating a warming climate.

July 25, 2022

Extreme heat baking US likely to linger into weekend

Potential record-breaking temperatures were forecast to linger across the Pacific Northwest, southern Great Plains and up the I-95 corridor on the East Coast.