Paradise has tried to entice people back By ADAM BEAM Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back. Yet there they were on Sunday, parking a camper next...
New California Law Helps Former Inmate Firefighters Get Jobs
Erasing criminal records By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's inmate firefighters will have a shot at becoming professional firefighters once they complete their sentences, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law...
Death Toll Reaches 35 in Western Wildfires
Neighborhoods from Oregon to California destroyed By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SARA CLINE Associated Press BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for,...
Dozens Missing as Firefighters Battle Two Large Fires in Oregon
Dozens of people are missing in Jackson County By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the...
Climate Change Largely Missing from Campaigns as Wildfires Rage
Natural disasters and politics By AAMER MADHANI, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Historic fires are raging across the western United States ahead of what scientists say is the typical peak of wildfire season....
Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State
Differences even among government agencies By JANIE HAR and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Journalists have captured searing, intimate images of active and dangerous wildfires burning in California, due in large part to a...
Wildfires Cause Evacuation of 500,000 in Oregon
More than 10 percent of the 4.2 million people in the state By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PHOENIX, Ore. (AP) — Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee...
At Least 10 Dead as California Wildfire Becomes Deadliest of the Year
Growth of Northern Complex Fire slows down By ADAM BEAM and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state's deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed...
Officials Squash Rumors of Far Right, Far Left Starting Wildfires
Officials in Oregon and Washington debunk social media posts By ALI SWENSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Raging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest have fueled a barrage of false information this week as unsubstantiated social media posts blamed...
Stunned Residents Tour Oregon Town Devastated by Wildfires
Parts of community wiped out by flames By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PHOENIX, Ore. (AP) — Stunned residents of the small Oregon town of Phoenix walked through a scene of devastation Thursday after one of the state's many wildfires...
Washington Governor: Nearly 600,000 Acres Scorched
Multiple fires across the state MALDEN, Wash. (AP) — Wildfires have scorched nearly 937 square miles (2,426 kilometers) in Washington state this week, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday as he toured the devastated remains of the town of Malden. That's more...
Experts See Worse Disasters in the Future
Think 2020 has been bad? By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames. Meanwhile, the Atlantic’s 16th...