By Wesley DeBerry, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jul. 27--A forest fire burning out of control near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has forced the evacuation of 500 homes, but has not closed the park, authorities said Sunday.

By Ryan Lillis, Dorothy Korber, and, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Oct. 22--MALIBU -- Southern Californians were reminded Sunday that living in paradise carries a price, as wind-driven wildfires blistered the thirsty landscape from Santa Barbara County to the Mexican border.

By Guy McCarthy, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. Dec. 26--CALIMESA -- The black billboard stands above Interstate 10 less than 20 miles from where five firefighters died trying to protect a home in the Esperanza Fire.

By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Sep. 26--California is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in a decade, and the most brutal part of the season -- fall -- has only just begun.

By Julie Sevrens Lyons, MEDIANEWS California is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in a decade, and the most brutal part of the season -- fall -- has only just begun.