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November 11, 2018

Death toll rises in California wildfire, matching deadliest

Sheriff's investigators have begun the agonizing task of scouring through the wreckage of California's most destructive fire on record in search of the dead.

November 10, 2018

The Latest: Trump changes tone in new tweet about wildfires

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 7:45 a.m.

November 9, 2018

The Latest: California evacuees recount harrowing escape

The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 6:15 a.m.

November 9, 2018

Northern California wildfire nearly quadruples in size

A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky.

November 8, 2018

The Latest: Official: 2 firefighters, others hurt in blaze

The Latest on evacuations ordered for a wildfire in Northern California (all times local): 10 a.m.: A wildfire in Northern California has grown to nearly 8 square miles (20 square kilometers) as officials rush to evacuate residents.

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).