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Changing winds provide hope for California wildfire battle

By Sam Metz, Janie Har, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Commanders have warned firefighters to be prepared for dangers, including localized terrain-driven winds in the Thursday weather forecast that happen as the sun heats the ground in the Caldor Fire zone.

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.

California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation

By Sam Metz, Janie Har, Associated Press

"It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into…

Two-week-old wildfire threatens Lake Tahoe area

By Noah Berger, Associated Press

Fire officials ordered more evacuations near Lake Tahoe and told other residents to be ready to leave as a destructive fire roared through forests southwest of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada state line.

Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire

By Associated Press

Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return.

California wildfire dangers may be spreading across state

By Christopher Weber, John Antczak, Associated Press

A wildfire that burned several homes near Los Angeles may signal that the region is facing the same dangers that have scorched Northern California this summer.

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.

'Nearly every acre' in California has potential to burn, state fire official warns

By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee

Hot, dry conditions continue to fuel over a dozen wildfires in California, mostly in the state's northern quarter. Fire officials said they were seeing a "generational destruction of forests." Six of the seven largest fires on record in California have…

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California to require COVID-19 vaccine or test for teachers

By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Several large school districts in the state have issued similar requirements in recent days, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and the Long Beach Unified school districts.

Huge California fire grows as Montana blaze threatens towns

By Associated Press

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations as a wind-driven blaze roared toward several remote communities.