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Fires June 29, 2018

36 homes destroyed when controlled burn goes out of control

Officials estimate $1.7 million in property damage was lost to a "controlled-burn" fire that blazed out of control and destroyed 36 homes in a tiny Florida Panhandle community.

Land June 28, 2018

Evacuations lifted in Northern California wildfire area

Fire crews are gaining ground against a Northern California wildfire that forced more than 1,000 people to flee their homes and has destroyed 12 homes.

Fires June 27, 2018

Florida: 'Controlled' blaze blamed for 36 homes destroyed

John Matthew Polous watched a "controlled-burn" fire for three days as it consumed foliage outside his tiny community on the Florida Panhandle.

Fires June 27, 2018

The Latest: Some California residents allowed back home

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Evacuation orders have been lifted for some of the hundreds of residents who had to flee their homes near a Northern California wildfire.

Fires June 27, 2018

State: Controlled burn sparked fire that destroyed 36 homes

John Matthew Polous watched a "controlled-burn" fire for three days as it consumed foliage outside his tiny community on the Florida Panhandle.

Land June 26, 2018

California wildfire grows, 1,500 under evacuation orders

Fire officials say a blaze in Northern California that drove more than 1,000 people to flee their homes grew overnight and was heading toward a sparsely populated area.

Fires June 26, 2018

Drought-stricken West braces as wildfire season flares up

Wind-driven wildfires breaking out across Northern California forced thousands of residents to flee their homes throughout rural regions north of San Francisco.

Fires June 25, 2018

The Latest: Northern California residents flee wildfires

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 9:00 a.m.

Fires June 25, 2018

Thousands flee as flames race across dry rural California

A wind-driven fire racing across dry brush in a largely rural area of Northern California has destroyed 12 buildings and threatened hundreds of others.

Southeast June 6, 2018

Sinkholes leave Florida neighborhood looking like cratered wasteland

For a Florida homeowner, few things are more anxiety-inducing than the sight of a sinkhole.

Land June 3, 2018

The Latest: New Mexico community evacuated as fire grows

The Latest on a wildfire in northern New Mexico (all times local): 11:40 p.m. State fire officials say residents of a northern New Mexico community are being told to evacuate their homes due to a raging wildfire.