SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — With winds finally turning in their favor, firefighters are throwing all their resources into boxing a California blaze that was scant miles from Lake Tahoe and neighboring Nevada. Three days of fiercely gusting winds had driven the Caldor Fire east through the rugged Sierra Nevada, forcing...
Governors’ Races Feature Fight for Party Control in States
Republicans are in control more often than not in state capitols across the country, but Democrats were trying to pull a little closer in elections Tuesday for governor and state legislature. As polls began closing, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker scored one of the first victories, keeping the chief executive's office...