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Around 400 homes are destroyed in the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, California. Additionally, U.S. Route 50 remains closed in the area.
2021-08-23

California reports the first prison inmate death from complications related to COVID-19.
2020-04-19

California U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Kamala Harris endorses former Vice President Joe Biden in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
2020-03-8

More evacuations are ordered as surging Santa Ana winds drive the 40-percent contained Thomas Fire, now the third-largest in California history, further westward in Santa Barbara County.
2017-12-16

The Thomas Fire is the fifth largest in modern Californian history.
2017-12-11

New evacuations are ordered as the fires spread toward a string of California coastal cities. Santa Ana winds and rugged mountain terrain continue to hamper firefighting efforts. Authorities report the Thomas Fire is only 15 percent contained.
2017-12-10

Donald Trump approves California's request for an emergency declaration, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts across five Southern California counties.
2017-12-8

Among the property damage from the wildfires in California is the Santa Rosa home of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz; his widow was evacuated Monday. "Peanuts" featured the characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
2017-10-13

For the first time in its 54-year history the State Water Project announces a zero water allocation for the state of California providing no water to urban residents or farmers this year amid a record setting drought.
2014-01-31

A wildfire forces the evacuation of thousands of homes in Palmdale California, United States.
2010-07-30