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At least 11 people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California, the Camp Fire in Butte County and the Hill Fire in Ventura.
2018-11-9

A federal court in California blocks the Trump administration from terminating the Temporary Protected Status program that allows immigrants from four countries to live and work in the United States.
2018-10-3

Fires across California kill at least eight people. One month into the fiscal year, the state's emergency fund is about one quarter spent.
2018-07-31

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

Two people are killed and one person is wounded during a shooting in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. A suspect is in custody.
2013-07-12

A limousine catches fire on the San Mateo Bridge in Hayward, California, United States killing five women and injuring four trapped inside.
2013-05-5

A wildfire causes the evacuation of hundreds of homes in Lake Isabella, California.
2011-05-27