Smoke plumes roiling from flaming ridges of the San Bernardino Mountains blew all the way across the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas as California’s latest big wildfire forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and threatened thousands more.   Hundreds of firefighters, aided by 16 aircraft, battled flames that spread ... Read More »

10:30 a.m. A 20-day-old wildfire near California’s Big Sur coast has grown to more than 107 square miles, but authorities say fire activity has been minimal and it remains 50 percent contained Wednesday. Fifty-seven homes have been destroyed, and a bulldozer operator was killed in an accident while working on ... Read More »