A fire at a business in downtown Arcata on Friday afternoon rapidly expanded to encompass the better part of a city block, ...

(Bloomberg) -- Firefighters battled intense heat and dry weather Friday as they worked to control a fast-moving blaze in the heart of California’s wine country. The Pickett Fire exploded in the hills ...

Firefighters battling the Pickett Fire in California Wine Country are holding the line on acreage and continuing to increase containment with the help of favorable weather conditions, Cal Fire ...

Evacuation orders have been announced for parts of Napa County, California as a wildfire continues to blaze through the area. Pickett Fire, which began on Aug. 21, has spread to more than 6,800 acres ...

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Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires blaze across the West, including in California's scenic Napa County. The Pickett Fire, which has burned nearly 6,000 acres, first sparked Thursday ...

Strong winds and soaring temperatures are prompting power shutoffs across wildfire-prone areas of Southern California. As of Wednesday morning, Southern California Edison has initiated Public Safety ...

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The most significant heat wave of the year will bring near-record temperatures across almost all of Southern California on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Highs will reach near or into the triple ...