SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE:
Death toll spikes to 35 as firefighters gain ground in long fight
The Mercury News
Staggering new totals: 90,000 people have fled their homes, and 5,700 structures have been destroyed. Read the full story
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UPDATED FRIDAY AFTERNOON:
Update: “Great progress” but challenges ahead for firefighters in Wine Country blazes
The Mercury News
The two largest wildfires burning in Northern California, the Tubbs and Atlas fires, are both at least 25 percent contained as of midday Friday, according to state fire officials. The death toll has increased to 32. Read the full story
UPDATED FRIDAY MORNING:
Californians are under siege try to fight fires, find loved ones
UPDATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON:
Death toll rises to 26 in Northern California wildfires; 463 remain missing in Sonoma County
The Mercury News
Thursday, authorities announced four more fatalities, two in Mendocino County and two in Sonoma County, bringing the overall death toll related to the wildfires burning in Northern California to 26. Read the full story
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UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING:
Pastor Dewey Note: Pray with us please…we mourn all those who have died in the wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes and the Las Vegas mass shooting. It has been a very mournful time. Matthew 5:4…Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted
Deadly California Wildfires May Get Much Worse
TIME
“It’s going to continue to get worse before it gets better,” the state fire chief said Wednesday Read the full story
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UPDATED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON:
Thousands more evacuated as Wine Country blazes spread and death toll hits 21
SF Gate
Flames from a series of historic fires in the Wine Country and beyond gobbled up new territory on multiple fronts Wednesday, threatening communities untouched by the previous onslaught and prompting the evacuation of thousands more people. Read the full story
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This is why the Northern California wildfires are spinning out of control
The Washington Post
October tends to be a “tragic month for wildfires in California.” This year it’s particularly devastating. Read the full story
Fires Sweep Through Napa and Sonoma but Vineyards Survive
The Wall Street Journal
Wild fires sweeping through some of California’s most prized wine regions have damaged at least 15 wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties, vintners and industry representatives said Tuesday. Read the full story
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