LOS ANGELES — About 450,000 people were without power starting at 7 o’clock this morning as dry weather and strong winds roll through Northern California, increasing the risk of fires. The number of affected customers…

DEERFIELD, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified the victims of a western Kansas fire as a former Kansas State Board of Education member and her husband. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire…

MORAN — A resident was injured this afternoon when an explosion destroyed his house. Max Houk, 62, was at home when the explosion blew away the front walls to his home about six miles north and…

TOKYO (AP) — A fire broke out early today and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters battled the blaze for about…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new large wildfire broke out today in Southern California amid gusty winds, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Regain Presidential Library and nearby homes. The brush fire started just before…

HEALDSBURG, Calif. ? Firefighters struggled Friday against a wildfire burning across Sonoma County wine country as Northern California braced for a weekend of intense winds, critical fire danger and mass power outages. The Kincade fire…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of people trapped on a scuba diving boat that caught fire off the Southern California coast appear to have died from smoke inhalation, not burns, authorities said Friday. “The…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among those presumed dead after a fire engulfed…

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Tyson officials say a spark from welding during maintenance is the likely cause of a fire that damaged the company’s plant in Holcomb. Tyson representatives met Wednesday with state and…

A fire engulfed a home at 2930 Cedarbrook on Tuesday evening, leaving a family of six displaced. Robert Holding owns the home that he and Chantel Catron share. Combined, they have four children. The fire…