When the Camp fire swept into this community Thursday, Shane Bender watched as the air filled with acrid smoke and glowing embers rained down on the rooftops of nearby houses. Within minutes, dozens of men, women and children — some of them screaming and crying — were streaming down a two-lane…

BUTTE COUNTY — With the death toll in Northern California’s Camp Fire sitting at 29 people — matching a historic high set in 1933 — firefighters on Monday are facing another day of wind-whipped flames fueled by low humidity and dry brush that has not seen rain in months. Officials on Sunday night said 121…

Strong winds are expected to increase through Tuesday for portions of Southern California where fires have already consumed more than 91,500 acres and was 20 percent contained as of Monday morning. Wind gusts of as high as 35 mph were expected Monday for portions of Thousand Oaks and Malibu – where the deadly Woolsey fire so…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL COLVIN PARIS  — For President Donald Trump in Paris, America First meant largely America alone. At a weekend commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the president who proudly declares himself a “nationalist” stood apart, even on a continent where his brand of populism is…

By David W. Hart, Ph.D. Contributing writer November is National Family Caregiver Awareness month and it seems like an apropos time to consider issues important to the millions of family and friends who devote themselves, often to their own detriment, to the care and well-being of the ones they love. The National Caregiver Alliance and…

A man was shot to death in Santa Ana on Sunday, Nov. 11. Callers reported hearing shots fired near 1656 W. Wisteria Pl. at about 4:14 p.m., said Santa Ana Police Sgt. Mauricio Estrada. He said responding officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced…