Grace Toohey is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering breaking news for the Fast Break Desk. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, she covered criminal justice issues at the Orlando Sentinel and the Advocate in Baton Rouge. Toohey is a Maryland native and proud Terp.
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The Nixon fire near Aguanga that started Monday had burned nearly 4,000 acres by Tuesday morning. About 2,000 buildings were under evacuation orders or warnings.
The Park fire north of Chico has become California’s sixth largest in history. Weather and terrain could continue to create challenges for controlling the blaze.
July 29, 2024
Una tormenta perfecta de vientos cálidos y secos, maleza intacta y topografía remota ha alimentado el crecimiento explosivo del incendio del Parque al norte de Chico, que ahora cubre más de 350.000 acres.
July 27, 2024
A perfect storm of hot, dry winds, untouched brush and remote topography has fueled explosive growth of the Park fire north of Chico, now over 350,000 acres.
July 28, 2024
The explosive Park fire north of Chico created massive smoke plumes that whirled up into the atmosphere, swirling in a tornado-like way, a phenomenon known as a “firenado.”
July 27, 2024
The Park fire’s growth amid steady winds and hot temperatures has been dramatic. It is the seventh-largest wildfire in California history and still growing.
July 28, 2024
A wildfire burning northeast of Chico has swelled to more than 164,000 acres, sending thousands of residents fleeing in the night.
July 26, 2024
California’s latest heat wave has pulled up tropical moisture, which is causing severe thunderstorms in some inland areas, including across inland Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
July 24, 2024
The family of 3-year-old twins who died of suspected fentanyl exposure is in shock. Relatives said they had no idea the boys’ mother used the opioid.
July 24, 2024
Another bout of prolonged heat has kicked off across the West, which could cap the hottest July on record.
July 22, 2024