A new prescribed burn, called Lur Merced Piles, was initiated today at 9:44 a.m. in Merced County, California. The prescribed ...

Thirty-one people died in California wildfires this year, the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says.

Flags at the state Capitol and Capitol Annex were already flying at half-mast in honor of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Oroville, who died suddenly Tuesday.