Battling 18 blazes, California may face worst fire season

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) – The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles – and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state history....

14,000 fight California fires, some from prisons or overseas

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL ELIASAssociated PressUKIAH, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state's largest-ever wildfire but didn't expect to have it fully under control until...

Brother and sister, 3 and 2, struck by train in IN; 1 killed

(RNN) – A brother and sister, ages 3 and 2, were struck by a train in Indiana on Tuesday, killing the boy and leaving the girl in critical condition.Caleb and Ellie Wilson were struck by a freight train at around 9:30 a.m., The Times of Northwest Indiana...

WHAT TO WATCH: Primaries test GOP, Democratic identities

By BILL BARROWAssociated PressDemocrats hope to grab a House seat that Republicans have held for decades. A tweet from President Donald Trump could tip a GOP gubernatorial primary in Kansas. Democrats continue to decide how far to the left the party should move. And...

Person struck by lightning at Aiken apartment complex

AIKEN, SC (WFXG) – FOX 54 is following up on reports of a person being struck by lightning in Aiken Monday afternoon.Aiken Public Safety dispatch confirms that a person was struck by lightning at an apartment complex on Carriage Drive, behind H. Odell Weeks...