High winds and temps continue to fuel major wildfire in Utah

Wildfires in the American West turned deadly over the weekend, killing three elite federal firefighters. Thousands of others are deploying in response to nearly 100 fires, the largest one in Utah, where the governor says the Cottonwood Fire could be the most destructive in that state’s history. Jonah Kaplan reports and Rob Marciano has a … Read more

Blistering summerlike temps are coming to Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — It’s still technically winter, but it’s starting to feel like summer in Southern California with forecasters predicting unseasonably hot weather, including temperatures around 93 degrees (33.8 Celsius) in downtown Los Angeles. It’s expected to be about 20 degrees warmer than normal for mid-March, the National Weather Service said. That means people will … Read more