Wildfire News

A campfire left untended sparked a blaze near Yosemite National Park that is threatening hundreds of homeowners -- but firefighters are starting to get a handle on it.

A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

Alex Averett worked with the Elbert Fire Protectio District in June 2012 when the Elbert wildfire started, said Lt.

Crews responded to a wind-fueled grass fire that spread quickly Monday afternoon near Terminal Avenue and Claribel Road in northeast Modesto.

In preparation for another busy wildfire season, the Bureau of Land Management provided training to more than 150 rural volunteer firefighters in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties this spring.

A nearly 39-square-mile blaze in southern New Mexico's Gila National Forest is now the state's largest active wildfire.

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors decided to hold on to their authority to shut down the Boy Scout Camp Levi Levi due to wildfire danger rather than give staff the authority to shut the camp down in an emergency.

With a rainbow arcing over the Black Forest fire burn as a background, Cyrena McVey holds an American flag while greeting firefighters coming off the line after a shift.

Colorado Springs residents are getting a firsthand look at the destruction caused by wildfires that destroyed close to 500 homes.

Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

Authorities in Utah plan to offer details about a man accused of walking into a Catholic church and shooting another man in the back of the head during Mass in Ogden.

Investigators are considering arson as a possible cause of the Black Forest fire that burned for six days and destroyed nearly 500 homes.

America's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for a world of glamour in her new role - and she can't wait.

Containment on the Black Forest fire could take until Thursday, and hundreds of evacuees will have to wait, fire managers said Sunday.

Firefighters are making slow but steady progress against a wildfire that has been burning in a rugged wilderness area of the San Bernardino National Forest near Banning for a week.

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Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to tame the blaze.

Firefighters worked to get more people evacuated by Colorado's most destructive wildfire back home Sunday by digging up and extinguishing hot spots to protect homes still standing near Colorado Springs.