Wildfires were a growing threat in California's Orange and San Bernardino counties Friday, even as there were increasing signs of a return to life as normal in hard-hit San Diego, where Qualcomm Stadium was no longer housing fire refugees.
The Santiago fire in Orange County burned fiercely in the Santa Ana Mountains, threatening 750 homes in Silverado Canyon and moving quickly toward Riverside County. The reward for information about who caused the arson fire grew to $250,000.
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In Green Valley Lake near Running Springs in the San Bernardino Mountains, firefighters worked to contain the Slide fire, which threatened 10,000 structures. Mandatory evacuations remained in effect for some of its communities.
For more information see today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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