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Change can be difficult whether we are in the earliest or latest stage of life, but for some of us, change is hard anywhere betwee

Life has a way of issuing strong medicine about the time we get to feelin too big for our britches is something my late Aunt Beatrice might have said.

The Oak fire near Yosemite has grown to 14,281 acres, making it California's largest blaze so far this season and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County.

Although not as large or destructive as the August Complex fire in 2020 or the Dixie fire in 2021, experts worry the Oak fire is the start of what could be a particularly difficult wildfire season in California.

The Oak fire near Yosemite has grown to more than 15,000 acres, making it California's largest blaze so far this season and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County

Here's what it's like to live in the path of Oak fire near Yosemite, California's biggest blaze of the year.

More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out near Yosemite National Park.

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Maybe it is the fireworks on the celebration of the great American experiment of independence that makes July seem a pivotal month. We do have much to celebrate.

The 101 Freeway continues to be the most common culprit in the traffic deaths of local cougars.