JULIAN, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters advanced on dangerous wildfires in Big Bear and Julian, Calif., where thousands of people were evacuated as nearly 17,000 acres burned.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- California firefighters said Sunday they had made strides toward controlling wildfires threatening Big Bear Lake and San Diego County.

MERCED, Calif., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A snow-short winter in the California Sierras has left many of the famous waterfalls in Yosemite National Park running dry and the park short of water.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Calm winds and lower temperatures enabled southern California firefighters to contain a 40,000-acre wildfire that killed four firefighters.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- California is having one of its worst wildfire seasons, with major fires around the state that have been burning for weeks.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Northern California got a break Saturday when winds that had whipped 45 wildfires died down.