08/01/10 Maria Marquez told the pollster who called in late June that if the November election were held that day, she would vote for Republican Meg Whitman for governor. 08/01/10 Near Cashmere, residents in 52 homes along Nahahum Canyon Road were allowed to return to their homes Sunday morning after being evacuated Saturday afternoon due to fires in north-central Washington, according to Robin DeMario, an Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official. 08/01/10 Higher humidity and lower temperatures helped firefighters nearly contain a wildfire smoldering Sunday in the high desert north of Los Angeles. 08/01/10 As the nearly 14,000-acre blaze in Palmdale approached full containment Sunday, several smaller brush fires broke out alongside freeways near the San Fernando Valley, reminding residents that the season of smoke and flames was officially here. 08/01/10 While the Eureka Police Department prepares to deal with the latest round of budget cuts from the city, the Times-Standard got a chance to sit down with two of the department's newest officers. 08/01/10 WHITTIER - Neal Welland, retired Santa Fe Springs fire chief, was never a huge fan of classical music. 08/01/10 UPDATE: Sutter County Sheriff's Department announced on Sunday 21-year-old Joseph Simlick will be charged in the murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents Jack and Susan Martin. 08/01/10 One home and three mobile homes have been destroyed. See Dave Mecham's Report PALMDALE, Calif. -- Firefighters plan to have a 14,000 acre brush fire known as the "Crown Fire" near Palmdale fully contained by Monday evening. 08/01/10 A brushfire described by a California Highway Patrol officer as "very large" broke out on vacant land near the Calabasas City Hall just before noon today. 08/01/10 A brushfire described by a California Highway Patrol officer as ``very large'' broke out on vacant land near the Calabasas City Hall just before noon Sunday. 08/01/10 A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze. 08/01/10 Emergency crews responded this morning to an accident involving two vehicles in the Jones Valley area. | 
