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Hot, drier weather developing on California firelines
Police are investigating the death of a toddler. The two year-old boy was found dead in his family's car Thursday.
Hot, drier weather developing on Calif firelines
The return of some residents to their homes Monday marked progress in California 's siege of wildfires, but forecasters warned that weather was turning back in favor of the flames.
Crews make progress in Big Sur blaze as winds slow and temperatures drop
Fires near Big Sur and Santa Barbara on Sunday continued to ravage the wilderness, but crews made steady progress as winds slowed and temperatures dropped.
Cal. Firefighters Making Progress
California firefighters said they were hopeful Monday that the two biggest wildfires in the state were coming under control and wouldn't threaten more homes.
Hogan tells tax officials to 'get me'
"Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan challenged Australian tax authorities Friday to track him down in the United States after a newspaper reported that he was under investigation for tax evasion.
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The Will Smith action comedy "Hancock" blew into U.S. theaters this weekend, claiming the No.
Weary Fire Fight From Big Sur To Santa Barbara
Cooler weather conditions Sunday were giving a boost to weary and exhausted firefighters battling wildfires that stretched from Big Sur to Santa Barbara, officials said.Wildfires have burned more than 800 ...
California struggles to fight blazes
Another wildfire is forcing evacuations in California. Authorities have told residents of about 1,700 homes near Santa Barbara to leave.
More than 500 local firefighters, from Yucaipa to Upland, have been sent to battle hundreds of wildfires around the state.
Thousands Evacuated in Santa Barbara Area Fire
Winds of up to 40 miles an hour are fanning a wildfire that's forced thousands of residents of California's Santa Barbara County to leave their homes.
'Critical day' for growing Goleta fire; Big Sur blaze only 5% contained
GOLETA, Calif. -- Driven overnight by 'sundowner' winds that gusted to 50 mph, the Gap fire grew to more than 8,300 acres, but by morning was 24% contained, fire officials said.
Crews brace for winds in Central Calif. blaze
Firefighters braced Friday for the return of late afternoon winds that a day earlier caused a wildfire on California 's Central Coast to double in size and race dangerously close to hundreds of homes in the ...
California Emergency Grows as Wildfires Spread South
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger extended California's state of emergency Thursday, declaring disaster status in Santa Barbara county where a wildfire threatened the coastal community of Goleta.
Prostitution arrest made in Lompoc
A Lompoc massage parlor employee is in police custody, accused of offering sex to an undercover officer.
Hogan snaps at Australian tax probe
Paul Hogan has challenged taxmen to 'come and get me' Friday July 4,2008 Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee films, has challenged Australian tax investigators to "come and get me" in the United ...
Flames descend canyons in Santa Barbara Co. fire
A fast-growing fire in the Los Padres National Forest burned one structure and forced authorities to order more evacuations as flames approached homes and knocked out electricity in Santa Barbara County.
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Massive wildfires threaten two California towns
Goleta threatened: Flames were fast approaching 2,600 homes and transmission lines supplying power to 100,000 people on the central coast.
Despite fire, some in Big Sur refuse to evacuate
An explosive wildfire ravaged the hillsides above this scenic coastal community Thursday, leaving the popular tourist region mostly deserted ahead of the holiday weekend.
Entire town of Big Sur, Calif., evacuated for fire
Authorities ordered the remaining residents of this scenic coastal community to leave Wednesday because an out-of-control wildfire, one of hundreds in California , had jumped a fire line and was threatening ...
Wildfire Breaks Out Near Santa Barbara
California's ongoing wildfire war moved south Wednesday when a new fire routed residents from their homes near Santa Barbara.