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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FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE:
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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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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