Residents to inspect Calif. homes charred in fire

Smoky skies cleared and once-whipping winds slowed to a standstill Tuesday, as another wave of those who fled Southern California's ferocious weekend wildfires prepared to sort through the remains of their ...

Water Pressure Issue Raised in Yorba Linda Firefight

City officials in Yorba Linda are looking into claims that a lack of water pressure hampered firefighting efforts in the Triangle Complex Fire, leading to the destruction of more homes than necessary.

Firefighters making progress on wildfires as residents return to homes -- or rubble

Winds remained calm today and the air started to clear, allowing firefighters to make more headway against wildfires that have burned through Southern California.

Freeway complex 75 percent contained, all evacuations to be lifted

A fire that burned nearly 29,000 acres and destroyed or damaged 259 homes was 75-percent contained Tuesday morning, a fire official said.

Rebeckah DuBois Glazebrook

Rebeckah DuBois Glazebrook, 89, of Osprey, Florida, and Woods Hole died on November 16 in Massachusetts.

Residents Get Another Chance to Tour Sylmar Homes Today

Hundreds of residents of a burned-out mobile home park in Los Angeles are expected to line up today to see the devastation for themselves.

US & World News Tuesday, 11/18

US/World Summary --- Bernanke, Paulson Return To Capitol Hill -- The federal bailout is the focus of two separate hearings today on Capitol Hill.

Residents pull keepsakes from California fire wreckage

Residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park are escorted by police on Monday, to go in and get one bag of personal items from their homes, which made it through the recent wildfire in Sylmar, Calif.

In Corona, fire burned as firefighters were stalled in traffic

How did the Orange County fire get out of control so fast? One answer is that the winds moved faster than the firefighters, who were stuck on the clogged freeway as winds pushed the flames past them.

Firefighters Gain on North OC/Diamond Bar Fire

Firefighters sought to gain more headway Tuesday into the wind-driven wildfire that began in Riverside County and spread to Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, scorching more than 28,889 acres in ...