45,000-Acre Blaze Rages Near Yosemite, Thousands Evacuate
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A blaze in the rugged mountains outside of Yosemite National Park is threatening 1,500 structures and forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee their homes as it rages toward...
View ArticleMultiple Homes Burn, Evacuations Ordered In Anaheim Hills Fire
ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — Several homes were destroyed, more than 1,000 more were evacuated and 5,000 structures were threatened with 24 destroyed as of Monday night in a brush fire that broke out along the...
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Amazing Images Of Canyon Fire 2 Near Anaheim Hills Shared On Twitter
ANAHEIM HILLS (CBSLA) — Several homes were destroyed and more than 1,000 more were evacuated Monday in a brush fire that broke out along the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim Hills. Several witnesses...
View ArticleNorthern California Wildfires Could Sour State’s Wine Market
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — It’s still too early to know the full extent of the damage to California’s multi-billion dollar wine industry, but many wine enthusiasts including those Downtown L.A.’s San...
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California Wildfire Losses Expected To Top $1 Billion
California's insurance commissioner says preliminary estimates of losses from the state's recent siege of wildfires exceed $1 billion and that the figure is expected to rise.
View ArticleCalifornia Asks U.S. For $7.4 Billion For Wildfire Rebuilding
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers asked the U.S. government Friday for $7.4 billion to help rebuild after a cluster of fires tore through the heart of wine country, killing...
View ArticleMore California Homeowners Struggle To Get Fire Insurance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top insurance regulator said Thursday that insurers are increasingly refusing to offer homeowner’s policies in areas prone to wildfire — a problem that’s likely...
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Bears Burned In California Wildfires Go Holistic, Get Acupuncture For Pain
Thomas Fire bear: The first bear rests in her holding enclosure after her treatment is finished. The outer wrapping on her feet (made of corn husks) will delay her efforts to chew off the tilapia skin...
View ArticleInsurance Claims From California Wildfires Near $12 Billion
VENTURA (CBSLA/AP) — Insurance claims from last year’s deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said...
View ArticleFood Assistance Now Available To LA Wildfire Victims
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Los Angeles wildfires are eligible for food benefits beginning Tuesday. The California Department of Social Services announced that low-income families will be able to receive up...
View ArticleCalifornia Fire Chiefs Seek Money To Prepare For Wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fire chiefs said Wednesday that reinforcements were too slow to arrive in last year’s ferocious firestorms and asked lawmakers for $100 million to call in extra...
View ArticleCalifornia Spent Nearly $1.8B Fighting Major 2017 Wildfires
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California state agencies spent nearly $1.8 billion fighting fierce wildfires that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses last year. Legislative...
View ArticleJury Finds German Man Was Sane When He Set Los Angeles Fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A German man who set dozens of fires across Los Angeles during several nights of terror six years ago to avenge his mother’s deportation was sane at the time, a jury decided Monday....
View ArticleIdyllwild Residents Make Emotional Return Home Following Devastating Cranston...
IDYLLWILD (CBSLA) — The Cranston Fire is just about out, and residents of the affected mountain communities are returning home with a sense of relief and hope. “I cried on the way up, it was amazing,”...
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Twin NorCal Wildfires Force Thousands to Flee, Dozens Of Homes Destroyed
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Twin wildfires fueled by dry vegetation and hot, windy weather continued to grow Saturday in Mendocino and Lake counties, destroying 55 homes and forcing thousands of...
View ArticleFact Check: Trump’s Claims On California Wildfires Are Inaccurate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump is claiming that California’s water policy is shortchanging firefighters of water to battle the state’s raging wildfires. That’s not so, according to wildfire and...
View ArticleHoly Fire: Brush Fire Burns 4,000 Acres In Cleveland National Forest; 2...
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST (CBSLA) – A brush fire Monday tore through an area of the Cleveland National Forest that officials estimated hadn’t burned in nearly four decades. The blaze in the Holy Jim...
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Man Arrested On Arson In Growing Holy Fire, More Evacuations Issued
NEAR CORONA (CBSLA) – A man has been arrested in connection with the Holy Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest southwest of Corona, which grew overnight Tuesday, as weary firefighters take on...
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President Trump’s Tariffs Spiking Home Rebuilding Costs For Calif. Wildfire...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs. Chairs sit in the remains of a home that was destroyed by the Medocino Complex fire on Aug. 7, 2018,...
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Family Returns From Carr Fire Evacuation To Find Grant The Fish Happy And...
(CNN) — A Redding, California, family who fled the sprawling Carr Fire returned home to find something fishy had happened while they were away. They were doubtless elated. According to a tweet from the...
View ArticleCrews Make Progress Battling Holy Fire In Southern California
LAKE ELSINORE (CBSLA/AP) — 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 of...
View ArticleFast-Growing Delta Fire In Northern California Prompts Evacuations Just A...
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — Crews in Northern California are battling a rapidly growing fire near the Oregon border. The Delta Fire grew to 5,000 acres Wednesday just north of the community of Lakehead near...
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Out-Of-Control NorCal Wildfire Shuts Down 5 Freeway Through Weekend
NEAR REDDING (CBS SF/AP) — More than 1,500 firefighters waged war Friday against a human-caused wildfire with flames as high as 300 feet that has turned Interstate 5 into a ghost town and burned...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Firefighting Agency Says It’s Running Out Of Money
(CBS News) — About a dozen large wildfires are burning in California. The state’s firefighting agency, Cal Fire, says it is running out of money in the middle of a busy fire season. Among the immediate...
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Trump Again Critical Of Calif. Wildfire Response, Threatens To Withhold Funding
WASHINGTON (CBSLA) – In a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, President Donald Trump blamed California for not doing enough to prevent wildfires, and appeared to threaten to withhold federal funding regarding...
View ArticleLeBron, Lakers Complain About Smoke From California Wildfire During Kings Game
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was among several players to be impacted by the California wildfires during this weekend’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Smoke from a...
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Calif. Pulling National Guard Troops From Border For Wildfire Prevention Efforts
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — For the first time ever, California is calling in the National Guard to conduct preventative measures in order to help protect communities from devastating wildfires. Some of...
View Article14 Freeway Partially Reopens After Tick Fire
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Evacuations for the Tick Fire in northern Los Angeles County is just one of several wildfires ravaging the state Friday. Here’s where things stand as of 5 p.m.: – Gov. Gavin...
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Report Calls On LADWP To Mitigate Wildfire Risk, Address Maintenance Backlog
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A new report released by the Los Angeles city controller is asking the L.A. Department of Water and Power to address hundreds of maintenance requests which could pose a wildfire...
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Calif. Bans Insurance Companies Dropping Customers In Wildfire-Prone Areas
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) — California regulators Thursday issued a one-year moratorium which bans insurance companies from dropping customers who live in or near wildfire disaster areas. Firefighters...
View ArticleAt Least 4 Dead, Hundreds Of Structures Destroyed, 215,000 Acres Burned In...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBSLA) — At least four people are dead and four others injured as the massive group of fires in Northern California comprising the LNU Lightning Complex fires (map) burned through...
View ArticlePet Owners Urged To Compile Emergency Evacuation Kits; Company Offers...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The head of Los Angeles County’s Animal Care and Control Department is urging pet owners to prepare an evacuation kit for their animals in case of an emergency. Director Marcia...
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NASA Satellite Tracks Carbon Monoxide Spreading From California Wildfires To...
PASADENA (CBSLA) — Carbon monoxide from California’s wildfires is more than 10 times the typical amounts, a NASA satellite has observed. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder,...
View ArticleCalifornians Struggle To Secure Fire Insurance As Historic Blazes Continue To...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Long after firefighters manage to extinguish the flames of the fires blazing across California, homeowners will be dealing with the fallout. As wildfires continue to burn through...
View ArticleHere Are The 21 Wildfires Currently Burning Across Southern, Northern California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The devastating Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest may be close to full containment Friday, but officials say there are another nearly two dozen wildfires still burning...
View ArticleTrump Administration Reverses Course, Grants Newsom’s Request For Wildfire...
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA) — The federal government has approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for help following two major Southern California wildfires, just one day after it was announced that the request...
View ArticlePeople Affected By Wildfires Granted New Extension On Tax Returns, Payments
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The state’s Franchise Tax Board announced Thursday new tax-filing relief for people affected by wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles County and other counties throughout the...
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