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Scientists contend that hot, dry, windy conditions fuel the state's most deadly and destructive blazes — not overgrown forests

SAN DIEGO — Robert Garant proudly showed off a collection of chain saws he’s used to maintain the nearly 2 acres he and his wife, Gladys, have lived on for 47 years in San Diego County’s bucolic mountain hamlet of Julian. The retired school bus driver said pruning the oak trees and dense shrubbery around their home isn’t just an aesthetic endeavor. Maintaining what’s commonly known as defensible space, he explained, can be a matter of life and death. “We actually saved our house by clearing that whole perimeter,” said Garant, recalling the ferocious Cedar fire in 2003 that bu...

PG&E crews have restored power to those impacted by the large outage that stretched from Copperopolis to Sheep Ranch.

All stopped by to wish happy birthday to Jim Curran, who turned 96 Monday. The World War II Navy veteran is well-known in his neighborhood and on the South Coast because of a long career as a teacher and coach, touching the lives of students in Bandon, Myrtle Point, Coquille and other communities. But teaching wasn’t always his dream. Curran wanted to be a surgeon or surgical assistant when he was one of the top ROTC students at Fort Lewis in Washington, but said he wasn’t allowed into the medical program because of his vision. That worked out all the better, as he had a chance to t...