A wildfire threatening hundreds of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state. "The firefighters are stretched thin,...

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AMERICAN firefighters got a gift of a mild, mostly windless night and a forecast for similar conditions yesterday as they battled to protect thousands of homes from a huge wildfire in California. More than 300 blazes still burning around the state....
With extreme heat in the offing, more than 4,000 firefighters held the line Saturday against a massive wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Santa Barbara County, but made little progress in controlling a larger, out-of-control blaze ringing...
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