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Firefighters are making progress in their efforts to tackle the wildfires

Firefighters outflank deadly California wildfire

Firefighters in northern California are outflanking the deadly blaze that has destroyed over 1,000 homes as authorities reopened more evacuated neighbourhoods and the last people listed as missing were found alive.

US • 02 Aug 18

Over 95,000 acres of drought-parched vegetation have been destroyed in the fires

Six dead as firefighters gain ground on California fire

California firefighters are gaining ground on a massive wildfire that has killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, while rescuers continue to search for at least seven people.

US • 30 Jul 18

Thousands of firefighters are tackling the blaze

Five dead, 17 missing in California wildfires

At least five people - including two children and their great-grandmother - have died and 17 are reported missing in northern California following major wildfires.

US • 29 Jul 18

A bulldozer operator and a member of the Redding Fire Department were killed in the blaze

California wildfire grows by two-thirds overnight

Nine people are missing as a monster wildfire in Northern California grew by two-thirds overnight after killing two firefighters, destroying hundreds of buildings and sending thousands of frantic residents racing from their homes.

World • 28 Jul 18

Family members of three of those who died attended today's plaque unveiling

Plaque honours students who died in Berkeley collapse

A memorial plaque has been unveiled in Berkeley, California, honouring the students who lost their lives when an apartment balcony collapsed in June 2015.

Berkeley • 23 Jul 18

Starbucks and other companies failed to show there was no significant risk from a carcinogen produced in the coffee-roasting process, the judge said

Judge: Coffee must have cancer warning in California

Starbucks Corp and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines.

World • 30 Mar 18

David Allen Turpin (second right) and Louise Anna Turpin (left) appeared in court in California

US couple plead not guilty on abuse, torture charges

The Californian couple accused of keeping their 13 children locked up and malnourished at home have pleaded not guilty to child abuse, torture and false imprisonment.

US • 19 Jan 18

David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin were charged on suspicion of torture and child endangerment

California couple accused of torture due in court

A California couple arrested on suspicion of torture are due in court after investigators discovered they were holding their 13 malnourished children captive in a suburban home.

California • 18 Jan 18

David and Louise Turpin are facing torture and child endangerment charges

13 children held captive in their California home

A Californian couple have been charged with torture after police rescued their 13 malnourished children from a home where some of them had been chained to beds.

News • 16 Jan 18

Mudslide sent huge boulders through homes

Helicopters ferry 300 trapped after California mudslide

Rescue helicopters are ferrying around 300 people to safety after they were trapped in their homes by deadly mudslides in southern California.

US • 11 Jan 18

Firefighters and local officials work amid in mud after heavy rains

Death toll in California mudslides hits 17

Rescue crews are digging through waist-deep mud in California, searching for up to two dozen people missing after mudslides swept through coastal communities.

US • 11 Jan 18

Customers at the Higher Path marijuana dispensary in the San Fernando valley area of LA

California begins sale of cannabis for recreational use

California will create the world's largest regulated commercial market for recreational marijuana, as dozens of newly licenced shops open for business up and down the state.

California • 01 Jan 18

High winds and dry conditions were expected to remain through today

California fire grows to third largest in state history

A raging California wildfire powered by fierce winds has grown into the third-largest in the state's history, as forced evacuations have turned neighbourhoods into ghost towns and ash fell in some areas like heavy snow.

US • 17 Dec 17

The so-called Thomas fire is only 15% contained, now threatening the city of Santa Barbara

US wildfire now threatening Santa Barbara, other towns

A fierce wildfire is raging on north of Los Angeles, threatening other towns after already charring vast swaths of land, but other blazes were largely contained after burning for days.

World • 11 Dec 17

The blazes destroyed hundreds of houses and forced many Los Angeles-area schools to close

Fresh wildfires break out in California

Fanned by gusting winds, wildfires are raging in densely populated southern California for a fourth day with a new blaze north of San Diego exploding in size in just a few hours, and dangerous conditions forecast until Sunday.

News • 08 Dec 17

Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire north of Ventura, California

Southern California fires force 200,000 people to flee

At least 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in California as wildfires wreaked havoc across the southern part of the state.

US • 07 Dec 17

There are no immediate reports of fatalities

Over 1,000 firefighters battling California wildfires

A wildfire has threatened a southern California neighbourhood, destroying at least four homes, threatening dozens more and scorching a building at a winery owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

California • 07 Dec 17

A balcony at the the Library Gardens complex collapsed in June 2015

Settlement reached over Berkeley balcony collapse

A settlement has been reached in the United States in connection with the collapse of an apartment balcony in Berkeley, California that killed six students and injured seven others in 2015.

News • 21 Nov 17

The 40 confirmed fatalities make it California's deadliest-ever fire event, surpassing the 29 deaths from the Griffith Park fire of 1933 in Los Angeles

California death toll reaches 40 as thousands evacuate

Authorities in the US are hoping weaker winds will help the more than 10,000 firefighters battling the deadliest fires in Californian history, which have killed at least 40 people and have forced thousands more to evacuate.

News • 15 Oct 17

Workers repair power lines following the damage caused by the fire in Santa Rosa, California

Death toll rises to 31 in northern California wildfires

Firefighters have gained ground against wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in northern California and left hundreds missing in the chaos of mass evacuations in the heart of the state's wine country.

News • 13 Oct 17

Homes have been left completely destroyed by the fire

Death toll from California wildfires rises to 29

California fire officials have confirmed that the death toll from wildfires raging across the state has risen to 29.

World • 12 Oct 17

Ben Pederson (R) looks for salvageable items in the remains of his family's home was destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa

21 dead as strong winds fan California wildfires

Firefighters, facing fresh winds and dry conditions, battled to halt the advance of wildfires that have killed at least 21 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in California's wine country

US • 11 Oct 17

A firefighter douses flames as a home burns in the Napa wine region of California

At least 11 killed by wildfires in California

Wildfires fanned by strong winds swept through northern California's wine country last night, killing at least 11 people, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses, and forcing about 20,000 people to flee.

News • 10 Oct 17

Police charged with teenager with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated

California teen reportedly livestreamed fatal crash

A California teen driver who reportedly shot live video before and after a crash that killed a 14-year-old passenger has been charged with manslaughter.

US • 24 Jul 17

Operators at damaged California dam release water through main spillway

US dam evacuees allowed home but warning remains

Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now safely return to their homes and businesses may reopen.

News • 15 Feb 17