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Full containment is expected sometime on July 16.

The Marin County Fire Department is getting a big boost with millions of dollars in funding to help increase crews that can help with wildfires.

There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park’s Washburn Trail.

The blaze is near the iconic grove of about 500 mature sequoias, which are the world's biggest trees by volume.

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in...

A wildfire in Californias Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but so far none of the trees has suffered significant damage, fire incident

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced campers to evacuate.

Where are the biggest wildfires burning in Utah and the West? The Jacob City, Dry Creek, Halfway Hill, Electra and Yosemite-adjacent Washburn Fires continue to burn, bringing smoke to parts of Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working Sunday to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a