The monster of a wildfire burning in Southern California is now the second-largest blaze in the history of the state — since accurate records were kept starting in 1932.
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{FD} The Latest: Mississippi suspect in slaying remains at large
The Latest on a shooting and a search for a suspect in Mississippi (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Officials are expanding a search for a Mississippi man they believe shot and killed another man, wounded a woman and set two houses on fire.
{FD} Custer State Park: South Dakota wildfire fully contained
Officials say a wildfire that has burned more than half of South Dakota’s Custer State Park is completely contained.
{FD} Sheriff: Mississippian shoots man, sets fires, flees
Officials say they’ve surrounded a man in a mobile home in rural south Mississippi after he shot and killed another man and wounded a woman.
{FD} Southern California’s Thomas Fire now 50 percent contained, firefighters take advantage of calmer winds
Firefighters took advantage of calm winds in Southern California to reach 50 percent containment of a massive wildfire, officials said.
{FD} Latest: Calm winds help California fire crews make progress
The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 5:30 a.m.
{FD} Calm days bring gains on giant Southern California wildfire
Firefighters took advantage of calm winds in Southern California to reach 50 percent containment of a massive wildfire, officials said.
{FD} Fire kills mom, 3 kids during Hanukkah; dad saves other kids
Three young children and their mother perished early Monday in a fire that roared through their home on the sixth night of Hanukkah, and firefighters were investigating whether the blaze was touched off by the family’s menorah.
{FD} The Latest: Custer park fire likely fully contained soon
The Latest on a wildfire at Custer State Park in South Dakota’s Black Hills (all times local): 3 p.m.
{FD} Custer State Park reopens Monday, but trails still closed
Custer State Park has reopened a week after a wildfire closed the popular South Dakota tourism attraction.
{FD} Southern California’s Thomas Fire faces calmer winds, aggressive attack by fire crews
One of the biggest wildfires in California’s history continues to threaten coastal communities Monday as fire crews hope to take advantage of a two-day window of calmer winds before potentially dangerous gusts return at mid-week.
{FD} New York City house fire leaves woman, 3 children dead; firefighters injured
A woman and her three children were killed Monday morning when a fire ripped through a New York City house, injuring several other people, including firefighters, officials said.
{FD} Southern California’s Thomas Fire forces new evacuations, threatens wealthy enclave
One of the biggest wildfires in California’s history sparked new evacuation orders Saturday in Santa Barbara County, as residents in the wealthy enclave of Montecito hoped less powerful winds would keep the flames away from their homes.
{FD} Residents flee as California wildfire nears Santa Barbara, Montecito
Strong winds drove one of the biggest wildfires in California’s history toward Santa Barbara and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito Saturday, prompting residents to flee as authorities issued new evacuation orders.
{FD} The Latest: California fire now state’s 3rd-largest ever
The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 6:50 a.m.
{FD} Gunman fires wildly during car chase through Baltimore
A gunman fleeing police in a car shot wildly at officers and pedestrians across a swath of Baltimore on Friday as he led cruisers on a desperate chase that looped through streets of the city for at least 20 minutes before he was captured.
{FD} Custer park officials expect fire containment to increase
Custer State Park officials expect containment of a South Dakota wildfire to increase after day shift crews complete their rotation.
{FD} DA clears Oklahoma officer in Taser shooting, fire death
An Oklahoma police officer has been cleared in the death of a man who burst into flames and died after being shot by a Taser as he was getting into his gasoline-soaked van.
{FD} The Latest: Huge California wildfire continues to grow
The Latest on a huge wildfire burning in Southern California (all times local): 7 a.m.
{FD} Firefighter dies, thousands more take on California blaze
One of the thousands of firefighters battling a series of wildfires across Southern California has died, but authorities gave no hint of how.
{FD} Ghost Ship defendants will stand trial in deadly Oakland warehouse fire, judge rules
Two California men will go to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of 36 partygoers in the worst building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade, a judge ruled Thursday.
{FD} 2 will go to trial over 36 deaths in Oakland warehouse fire
Two California men will go to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of 36 partygoers in the worst building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade, a judge ruled Thursday.
{FD} Firefighter dies battling California’s 4th largest fire in history, officials say
A firefighter was killed battling a massive blaze northwest of Los Angeles that is now considered to be California’s fourth largest wildfire in the state’s history, fire officials announced Thursday.
{FD} California will set more fires to try to stop wildfires
California’s seemingly endless cycle of wildfires is prompting authorities to make plans to set more “controlled burns” to thin forests choked with dead trees and withered underbrush that serves as kindling to feed monster blazes that force entire communities to flee, destroy homes and take lives.