KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK — The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along the Kings River opened up to an ominous scene: flames in the trees and thick gray smoke shrouding canyon walls. Firefighters were on the job. In fact, they had started the...
Official: Notre Dame Faced 'Chain-Reaction Collapse' in Fire
PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral would have burned to the ground in a "chain-reaction collapse" had firefighters not moved as rapidly as they did to battle the blaze racing through the beloved landmark building, a French government official said Wednesday. The firefighters acted aggressively to protect wooden supports in the...
Residents of California Town Leveled by Fire Can Go Home
PARADISE — Some residents of a Northern California town devastated by a deadly wildfire will be allowed to return home Wednesday, nearly a month after the blaze swept through the parched Sierra Nevada foothills, authorities said. Evacuation orders were being lifted for all neighborhoods in the eastern side of the...
Fire Death Toll Hits 63. Sheriff Says Hundreds Still Missing.
CHICO — At least 63 people are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the victims of the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century. The high number of missing people probably...
Roe's Video Pick: Husky Says No to Kennel
Does your dog talk back to you? I have a Siberian Husky that always has something to say. Her name is Nike and she is about four years old. I rescued her when she was 11-months and she has been my companion since. She makes it very clear to me...
Roe's Video Pick: Husky Says No to Kennel
Does your dog talk back to you? I have a Siberian Husky that always has something to say. Her name is Nike and she is about four years old. I rescued her when she was 11-months and she has been my companion since. She makes it very clear to me...