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AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

A look at the what, how, and why     By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a...

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Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Burned Over 200 Homes

Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Burned Over 200 Homes

Cameron Peak Fire ignited in arid and rugged terrain     FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire that has scorched more than 326 square miles (844 square kilometers) since it started in mid-August, becoming the largest in Colorado history, has damaged or...

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Silverado Fire Photos

Silverado Fire Photos

Fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round...

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California Firefighters Critically Injured in Blaze

California Firefighters Critically Injured in Blaze

Two hand crew firefighters burned in Silverado Fire     By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that...

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Snow, Cold Weather Puts Damper on Colorado Wildfire

Snow, Cold Weather Puts Damper on Colorado Wildfire

Firefighters were able to piece together three miles of fire lines     Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Snow and cold weather on Sunday put a damper on a wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate in northern Colorado and burned part of Rocky...

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