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Smoky Red Sky Lingers Over Northern California as Wildfires Rage Duration: 01:47 Two of the Northern California wildfires, the Dixie Fire and the Fly Fire, merged on July 25, as the blaze continued to grow, according to a local media report. Authorities reported on Sunday that the Dixie Fire had grown to over 190,000 acres and was 21 percent contained, while the Fly Fire had burnt 4,300 acres with 5 percent containment. Craig Philpott, a local photographer, filmed videos on July 23 in multiple locations to document the fire-impacted areas. Red smoke blanketed the sky near Feather River Cany...

INDIAN FALLS, Calif. — California's largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the West. The massive Dixie Fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through the tiny Northern California community of Indian Falls after dark Saturday. An updated damage estimate was not available Sunday, though fire officials said the blaze had charred more than 190,000 ac...

State Of Emergency: Watch California Firefighters Escape Inferno Patch 8 hrs ago © Provided by Patch CALIFORNIA — With California in a state of emergency due to three massive fires burning in Northern California, firefighters from all over the state pitched in to help battle wildfires large enough to create their own weather. In all three fires, crews have been fighting to save lives and property amid steep terrain, extreme heat and tinderbox conditions fueled by one of the worst droughts in California's history. Over the weekend, dramatic footage from the blazes emerged showing firefig...

7,200 firefighters fighting blazes across California on Sunday Associated Press More than 7,200 firefighters were battling six major wildfires across California on Sunday, with more than 700 square miles burned in the state so far this year.  Most of those firefighters — 5,000 — were deployed battling the massive Dixie Fire in Northern California near the tiny community of Indian Falls, northwest of Lake Tahoe. That blaze, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through Indian Falls, which has fewer...

AP News in Brief at 12:03 a.m. EDT by The Associated Press Last Updated Jul 26, 2021 at 12:11 am EDT Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction’ on coronavirus WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. “We’re going in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as “very frustrated.” He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is “under active consideration” by t...