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Fugitive arrested after girl, 3, shot at Shasta campground
Shasta County sheriff's deputies arrested an Oregon fugitive at a Montgomery Creek campsite Saturday morning - a day and a half after authorities say he shot his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, then kept the ...
Canadian plane slated to battle U.S. forest fires 44 minutes ago
Ten minutes before the Hawaii Mars water bomber was to land at Lake Shasta, Calif., before a huge crowd of onlookers Thursday, owner Wayne Coulson got a call on his cellphone.
Special Assignment: San Diegan Makes Breast Cancer "Climb Against The Odds"
A courageous group of women raising awareness for The Breast Cancer Fund called it a "climb against the odds" Mt.
More Evacuations Ordered in Big Sur Fire
New evacuations were ordered as a fire expands in the mountains along the Big Sur coast.
Bomber joins fight against wildfires
A Canadian water bomber has joined the fight against California's wildfires. The aircraft landed at Lake Shasta near Redding Sunday.
Fire Deals Big Blow to Big Sur Tourism
Fire officials Friday warned residents in Monterey County near the Los Padres National Forest where the Basin Fire Complex is burning to prepare for mandatory evacuations this weekend.
Cover story: Photographer finds inspiration in Mt. Shasta
Jim Gregg stands next to his "Lenticular Clouds Over Mt. Shasta" photograph during a reception June 18 at the Terrace's Bistro Gallery.
With thousands of acres blackened, fires blazing and a long fire season still ahead, the state has offered Lake Oroville as a landing spot for the world's largest flying boat.
Cosumnes firefighters leave to battle Shasta fires
Eight firefighters from the Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department left today to help battle wildfires in Shasta County.
Crews Work to Keep Fire From Shasta Dam Power Plant
Cal Fire is keeping a close watch on the Motion Fire burning near Shasta Dam. The 5,000 acre blaze was burning toward the north and the dam, where a hydroelectric plant sends power out on transmission lines to ...
Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes
Jun 30, 2008 11:50 AM By SCOTT LINDLAW, AP A 450-acre wildfire caused the evacuation of 120 people from the town of about 400 scattered homes and summer cabins in the mountain community of Crown King, Ariz., ...
KIXE to go all-digital in August
One of the words heard most about the coming switch to digital television is "deadline." That's because on Feb.
California wildfires prompt President Bush to declare emergency
President Bush has issued an emergency declaration for California, where hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires have scorched more than 400 square miles.
7. California fire deals big blow to Big Sur tourism
Jun 28, 2008 5:25 AM By TERENCE CHEA, AP Brandon Hoefs, of Nebraska, a member of the Mid Plains Interagency fire crew, turns away from a wildfire as it nears the deck of a home on Partington Ridge Rd.
Los Padres forest fire moving closer to Big Sur
Firefighters bolstered their defenses Friday against an expanding wildfire that threatened coastal homes in this storied tourist town, while bracing for fresh lightning strikes that could ignite new fires ...
Los Padres forest fire moving closer to Big Sur
Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to tame a lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes and is moving closer to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatens ...
Firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Officials say firefighters are making gains against some wildfires today. But hundreds more fires are blazing across Northern California.
Two hikers missing on Northern Calif. mountain
Rescuers were searching Mount Shasta on Monday for two hikers reported missing over the weekend.
California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state.
Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes
Thunderstorms sparked as many as 400 fires around Northern California, as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate.