News Headlines for Ahwahnee, California

Blazes in California Take a Toll on Fireworks (New York Times)
Wildfires have prompted some California towns and cities to impose a temporary ban on the use of fireworks.

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Wildfires blaze across California, tourist haven besieged (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Raging wildfires roared towards a popular tourist resort town in northern California, threatening homes and forcing luxury hotels to evacuate, officials said.

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Massive wildfires threaten two California towns (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
California firefighters made a desperate stand as darkness fell on Thursday to save more than 4,000 homes and other structures from a pair of out-of-control wildfires burning about 170 miles apart along the California coast.

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Wildfire storms Big Sur, California (CNN.com)
BIG SUR, California (AP) -- Piles of charred rubble smoldered near California's scenic coastal highway Thursday as a ferocious wildfire descended on the storied tourist town of Big Sur, destroying vacation homes and sending forest creatures running toward the sea for cover.

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California fire creeps closer to homes in Big Sur (International Herald Tribune)
Residents of the scenic Big Sur Valley in California watched anxiously as a fire crept closer to homes and business, even as the authorities ordered more coastal residents from their homes.

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Fires cause California evacuation (BBC News)
Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as wildfires burn in large areas of the US state of California.

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California's Heat, Winds Fan `Extreme Fire' in Big Sur Region (Bloomberg.com)
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wildfires spread in California's Big Sur region today as low humidity, strong winds and high temperatures prompted a red flag warning and led authorities to warn of ``extreme fire activity.''

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California governor's race: youth or experience? (North County Times)
SACRAMENTO ---- Charismatic and politically bold, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his Southern California counterpart, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, seem like naturals to help Democrats reclaim the governor's office in 2010.

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California didn't try to collect Anthem Blue Cross fine (North County Times)
LOS ANGELES ---- California regulators admitted Thursday that for more than a year they didn't even try to enforce a million-dollar fine against health insurer Anthem Blue Cross because they knew they would be outgunned in court.

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Utah firefighters to help in California (Deseret Morning News)
Utah firefighters have been called upon to help in California as wildfires continue to rage across that state.

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