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Amid Smoke and Ash, Paradise Rebuilds

Amid Smoke and Ash, Paradise Rebuilds

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...

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Death Toll Reaches 35 in Western Wildfires

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,...

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Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State

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...

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Wildfires Cause Evacuation of 500,000 in Oregon

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...

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Washington Governor: Nearly 600,000 Acres Scorched

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...

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Experts See Worse Disasters in the Future

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...

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