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The Valley Fire, which has killed 3 people, injured 4 firefighters, and destroyed at least 888 structures, has been determined by Cal Fire to be the sixth most damaging wildfire in California's recent history, ranked by the number of structures burned.
Firefighters were working late Saturday to bring two wildfires under control in unincorporated Monterey County.
Heat is descending again on the two deadly and destructive Northern California wildfires after a few days of fair and favorable conditions, raising fears that major gains could be undone.
Some Lake County residents displaced by the Valley Fire were being allowed to return to their communities Friday night and Saturday, Cal Fire officials said Friday.
Some survivors say they never even received notice of the most destructive California wildfires in recent memory, raising questions about whether more could have been done to notify residents.
Two Lake County school districts will reopen Monday and a third is hoping to reopen by the end of next week, the Lake County Office of Education said Friday.
Nearly one week after the Valley Fire tore through, the grocery store just got power Thursday.
The main road into Middletown remained blocked on Thursday, as officers at a California Highway Patrol checkpoint decided who's allowed in and who's not.
The mandatory evacuation of Napa County's Berryessa Estates because of the Valley Fire was lifted for residents as of 4 p.m. Thursday, according to the county executive's office.
Authorities say two more bodies have been found in homes burned by a California wildfire, bringing the death toll from the blazes in the northern part of the state to five.
Crews recovered two more bodies in homes decimated by Northern California wildfires and searched for several other people who are feared dead, even as firefighters gained ground on the massive blazes thanks to cooler weather.
The president called Governor Brown to express his concern for impacted California residents and his gratitude for the firefighters and others responding to the massive blaze. The federal government will continue its support for Valley Fire victims, Obama told Brown.
The 70,000-acre Valley Fire in Lake, Sonoma and Napa counties that has claimed one life and injured four firefighters is expected to be among the most damaging California wildfires ever, Cal Fire said.
A man found with burglary tools inside the Valley Fire zone was arrested Tuesday, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
An upper level trough combined with a northern cold front is sliding into the Bay Area Wednesday to provide some relief for firefighters battling the deadly Valley Fire in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties.
Leonard Neft, 69, last spoke to his family Saturday as the fire raged near his house in Anderson Springs.
When the Valley Fire ripped through Middletown Saturday night, Cody Smith and his family came terrifyingly close to the fire. They were trapped on their own property, surrounded by a wall of flames.
Cooler temperatures and higher humidity is helping firefighters battling the deadly Valley Fire in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties.
Residents in the devastated town of Middletown may be wondering how they can ever rebuild, but a year after the town of Weed lost about a third of its housing to a wildfire, residents there are showing that it's possible to rebuild a community.
Ron Foster has been at the evacuation center for 12 hours a day since Saturday, donating his time, talent and 5,000 pounds of meat for evacuees.
Investigators think a remote area surrounded by caution tape in the community of Cobb Mountain may be the spot where the massive Valley Fire started last Saturday. KPIX 5's John Ramos went up to the area, which remains closed to the public.
Authorities in Lake County have made several arrests for looting in the wake of the devastating Valley Fire.
Calpine, the operator of The Geysers geothermal power facilities in Lake and Sonoma counties, said the Valley Fire has caused severe damage to its cooling towers, communication equipment and local power distribution lines.
As thousands of Lake County homes remain threatened by the raging flames, new video captures firefighters' daring efforts in saving at least one home.
KPIX 5 Weather Anchor Roberta Gonzales shares information on what items wildfire victims need and how to donate.
