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A wildfire burning for nearly two months on California’s scenic Big Sur coast has surpassed $200 million in firefighting costs.

California wildfires nearly fully contained

News 9 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Nearly all the wildfires sparked by a lightning storm in California last month have been contained. State fire officials say 98 percent of the more than 2,000 fires ignited June

Big Sur highway reopens, people return home

News 9 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Californians in the Big Sur area are getting some relief from the wildfires that have swept through the area. A large cleanup effort is under way and most restaurants and hotels

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Crews forge progress against California fires

News 9 SANTA BARBARA, California -- Authorities overseeing the battle against hundreds of wildfires in California had a mixed assessment as the weather forecast for Sunday stirred both hope and concern across

Crews forge progress against California fires

California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County

News 9 BIG SUR, California -- Fast-moving flames early Friday burned the steep mountainsides a mile from homes on the northern edge of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara. Mandatory evacuations ordered Thursday

California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County

National Guard troops set to relieve fire crews

News 9 Weary crews battling wildfires across northern and central California are set to get help from the National Guard. It's the first time the military has been called to ground-based

National Guard troops set to relieve fire crews

News 9 Weary crews battling wildfires across northern and central California are set to get help from the National Guard. It's the first time the military has been called to ground-based

Calif. smoky haze causing spike in doctor visits

News 9 By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Writer FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- California's raging wildfires have created a smoky haze so stifling that doctors in the state's landlocked farm country say their waiting

Calif. smoky haze causing spike in doctor visits

California firefighters have to pick their battles

News 9 By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cool, damp weather returned Tuesday to the area around a huge wildfire close to Big Sur, one of hundreds of blazes firefighters have struggled

California firefighters have to pick their battles

Wildfire threatens 500 homes

News 9 BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes was moving closer Thursday to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatened 500

Wildfire threatens 500 homes

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Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

News 9 Thunder finish two game road trip in Sacramento looking for win 60 on season as Kings fight to remain in playoff hunt.

Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

News 9 Thunder finish two game road trip in Sacramento looking for win 60 on season as Kings fight to remain in playoff hunt.

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

Carrie Winchel New footage shows Moore officer-involved shooting after stabbing. Get the full timeline of the event, with updates from police.

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

Carrie Winchel New footage shows Moore officer-involved shooting after stabbing. Get the full timeline of the event, with updates from police.

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

Sylvia Corkill Investigation underway as 2 men held on $10m bond following deadly Oklahoma City event center fight that turned deadly. Police are asking any witnesses to come forward.

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

Sylvia Corkill Investigation underway as 2 men held on $10m bond following deadly Oklahoma City event center fight that turned deadly. Police are asking any witnesses to come forward.

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Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

News 9 Thunder finish two game road trip in Sacramento looking for win 60 on season as Kings fight to remain in playoff hunt.

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

Carrie Winchel New footage shows Moore officer-involved shooting after stabbing. Get the full timeline of the event, with updates from police.

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

Sylvia Corkill Investigation underway as 2 men held on $10m bond following deadly Oklahoma City event center fight that turned deadly. Police are asking any witnesses to come forward.

Revisiting Sulphur: 1 year after devastating tornado

Bella Roddy Nearly a year after an EF-3 tornado tore through downtown Sulphur, signs of destruction remain, but so do signs of resilience. Business owners and city leaders are working to rebuild what was lost on April 27, 2024, when 35 tornadoes touched down across Oklahoma, making it the worst outbreak of the year.

Man sentenced to 25 years in jail for killing cousin at Bricktown hotel in 2021

Lisa Monahan Moments before his murder trial, Tarius Reed, 42, stunned the courtroom by entering a blind plea in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin, Mario Vines, inside a Bricktown hotel. Reed was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Tuesday.

Bill limiting location of new homeless shelters advances in Oklahoma Senate

Haley Weger A bill advancing through the Oklahoma Legislature would require entities proposing new homeless shelters in municipalities with fewer than 300,000 residents to notify nearby property owners and restrict the locations of shelters near schools, parks, and other facilities.

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Latest California Atmospheric River Storm Quickly Turns Deadly

Man Gets 24 Years In Prison For Fire That Killed 12 Condors

After A Century, Condors Soar Again Over California Coastal Redwoods

Wildfire Burning On California's Big Sur Coast Becomes Costliest Ever

California wildfires nearly fully contained

Big Sur highway reopens, people return home

Crews forge progress against California fires

Crews forge progress against California fires

California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County

California fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara County

National Guard troops set to relieve fire crews

National Guard troops set to relieve fire crews

Calif. smoky haze causing spike in doctor visits

Calif. smoky haze causing spike in doctor visits

California firefighters have to pick their battles

California firefighters have to pick their battles

Wildfire threatens 500 homes

Wildfire threatens 500 homes

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Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

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Thunder at Kings preview: injury report, last meeting, odds, where to watch

Officer-involved shooting update from Moore Police

OKC police arrest 2 men following deadly brawl

Revisiting Sulphur: 1 year after devastating tornado

Man sentenced to 25 years in jail for killing cousin at Bricktown hotel in 2021

Bill limiting location of new homeless shelters advances in Oklahoma Senate