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October 9, 2018

Officials: Power lines ignited fatal blaze in California

California fire officials say two sagging Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power lines made contact and ignited a blaze last year that killed four people and injured a firefighter.

September 19, 2018

Biggest wildfire on record in California is fully contained

The U.S. Forest Service says the largest wildfire on record in California is 100 percent contained.

September 17, 2018

Road access cut off to N. Carolina city after Florence

Authorities are looking at going by air and water to get food into a North Carolina city that was cut off from road access by Florence's floodwaters.

September 3, 2018

AP Explains: Driven by climate change, fire reshapes US West

Wildfires in the U.S. have charred more than 10,000 square miles so far this year, an area larger than the state of Maryland, with large fires still burning in every Western state including many that are not fully contained.

August 17, 2018

Record-breaking fire tornado killed California firefighter

Officials say a firefighter who died while helping people evacuate a Northern California blaze was killed by a fire tornado that at one point reached a temperature of 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,480 centigrade).

August 15, 2018

The Latest: All evacuations lifted for California blaze

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Officials have lifted all mandatory evacuation orders for a deadly blaze in Northern California that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and killed eight people.

August 15, 2018

Firefighting mars the earth. California crews are fixing it

Jack Hattendorf steers his road grader back and forth across a dirt path cutting through blackened earth.

August 12, 2018

Cooler weather helps crews fight Southern California fire

Aided by slightly cooler temperatures, firefighters are continuing to make progress as they work to subdue a wildfire that has burned across more than 35 square miles (91 kilometers) of Southern California's Cleveland National Forest.

August 10, 2018

Latest: Firefighters make progress against biggest blaze

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 7:00 a.m.

August 8, 2018

The Latest: Progress made on California's largest wildfire

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 7:15 a.m.