Firefighters continue to battle the current largest fire in the state. They’re saying fires are getting worse every year. We also hear from evacuees who escaped. A California county is being sued for allegedly encouraging racial quotas in its contracts awards. The suit says such practices are a violation of the state and U.S. constitutions. […]
Though it’s currently the largest active fire in the state, the Oak Fire is under control, officials say. The fire grew rapidly over the weekend, and we’ll have details for you about any threat it may pose to Yosemite National Park. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that allows Californians to sue gun […]
JERSEYDALE, Calif.—Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a huge wildfire burning in a forest near Yosemite National Park, where thousands of residents from mountain communities were still under evacuation orders Monday and smoke was spreading for hundreds of miles around. Crews “made good headway” against the Oak Fire, according to a Sunday night incident […]
MIDPINES, Calif.—A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control Sunday and has grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters were battling the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions that included steep terrain and […]
