Sep 01 Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire By Sam Metz, Janie Har, John Antczak, Associated Press Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: U.S. COVID hospitalizations hit new record In our news wrap Friday, U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 330,000 as hospitalizations hit another record high. Firefighters in Southern California continue to battle the "Creek Fire,” which forced more than 7,000 residents to evacuate on Christmas Eve. And the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Wildfires prompt state of emergency in Northern California In our news wrap Tuesday, part of Northern California is under a state of emergency after wildfires killed three people and burned nearly 100 buildings. The wind-blown flames spread across Napa, Sonoma and Shasta Counties, prompting evacuation orders for 70,000… Continue watching
Sep 14 California’s catastrophic wildfires in 3 charts By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Extreme weather events, climate change and human error have combined to cause California's most destructive fire season on record. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: New Zealand mosque gunman sentenced to life in prison In our news wrap Thursday, a white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The mass shootings happened in March 2019. Also, the death toll from two days of… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Firefighters still battling multiple blazes in California In our news wrap Friday, the plague of wildfires across California has now claimed six lives and forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. Some 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, pleading with residents to get out of harm’s… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 9:17 News Wrap: 3 wildfires rage out of control in Southern California In our news wrap Friday, firefighters in Southern California faced an uphill battle against three raging wildfires. A statewide heat wave, bone-dry conditions and gusty winds made for a difficult task, and more than 5,400 homes are at risk. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:17 Pulitzer-winning photographer Marcus Yam on capturing tragedy and humanity Marcus Yam is a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times and the winner of two Pulitzers. Having covered California wildfires extensively, he is deeply familiar with the challenge of documenting tragedy and humanity up close. Yam offers his Brief… Continue watching
Jun 09 California utility PG&E cuts power as precaution against wildfires By Associated Press Pacific Gas & Electric implemented a controversial practice of cutting power to selected portions of Northern California on Saturday to guard against wildfires as the weather turned very windy, dry and hot. Continue reading
Nov 30 8 numbers that tell the grim story of California’s wildfires By Vicky Stein The overall damage to the state after the 2018 wildfire season has been predicted, by one estimate, to top $400 billion, which could make it the most expensive slew of natural disasters in the history of the United States. Continue reading