California Department Of Forestry And Fire Protection

Firefighters in Northern California have made progress on a stubborn blaze west of Sacramento, officials said on Thursday, allowing some residents to return to their homes after they were evacuated.

Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human remains.

A raging wildfire in central California that has forced thousands from their homes spread rapidly on Thursday, threatening a town outside Yosemite National Park, fire officials said.

The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state on Saturday, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave.

A former California firefighter was jailed on Tuesday for deliberately starting dozens of wildfires out of boredom and in a bid to earn extra money on the job.

The death toll from monster wildfires raging in northern California has risen to five with the discovery of two new victims, authorities said on Thursday.

An air tanker plane being used to fight a wildfire in Yosemite National Park crashed in flames on Tuesday, killing the pilot, officials for the park and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

Firefighters in Northern California have made progress on a stubborn blaze west of Sacramento, officials said on Thursday, allowing some residents to return to their homes after they were evacuated.

Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human remains.

A raging wildfire in central California that has forced thousands from their homes spread rapidly on Thursday, threatening a town outside Yosemite National Park, fire officials said.

The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state on Saturday, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave.

A former California firefighter was jailed on Tuesday for deliberately starting dozens of wildfires out of boredom and in a bid to earn extra money on the job.

The death toll from monster wildfires raging in northern California has risen to five with the discovery of two new victims, authorities said on Thursday.

An air tanker plane being used to fight a wildfire in Yosemite National Park crashed in flames on Tuesday, killing the pilot, officials for the park and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.