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Heavy gear, unforgiving terrain, backbreaking work. Now firefighters contend with extreme heat too
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoA prolonged heat wave across much of the western U.S. is challenging wildland firefighters, with an...
Cooler temperatures, storms coming to Southern California, but with increased fire risk
LA Times via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe National Weather Service predicts scattered showers and storms in the southern half of the state...
Lake fire in Santa Barbara County grows, but threat to Santa Ynez, Los Olivos weakens
LA Times via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe Lake fire in Santa Barbara County is more than 37,000 acres, but fire personnel have worked to...
First wildfire death of 2024 season reported as California heat wave continues
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWeather Service predicted scattered showers and thunderstorms in Southern California on Saturday,...
'A fire year': California wildfires have burned more than 20 times as much land as last year
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis week, the Mina fire in the northwestern part of the state may have claimed California’s first...
The battle to save Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch from destructive Lake fire
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNeverland Ranch, the former home of pop sensation Michael Jackson, was threatened this week as the...
Angry about having to leave a gratuity? You might have tip rage.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(And by the way, if you ever run across a payment terminal that forces you to tip – and there is no way to opt out, just cancel the transaction and leave.) Some credit cards can help you maintain ...
Santa Barbara ‘Lake Fire’ Now At 34,000 Acres Burned, Michael Jackson’s ‘Neverland Ranch’ Spared
Deadline via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office issued new evacuation orders and warnings today for the...
Newspaper Mistakenly Reports Pioneering Baseball Player Is Dead — When She Was Really Living in...
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBeginning her baseball career in high school in the Santa Barbara, California, area, she sought out...
As extreme heat bakes the West, emergency helicopters struggle to fly
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLead helicopter pilot Douglas Evans noted the 116.6-degree temperature in Redding, Calif., where he...