As deputies patrolled a mountain area closed off due to a raging wildfire, they stumbled on human skeletal remains, a sheriff’s department says.

Investigators in San Bernardino County have launched an investigation after human skeletal remains were found off the highway in Running Springs, officials announced Sunday afternoon. The discovery of the remains happened just before 4 p.

Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home.

The three wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres this month in Southern California are starting to get under control, but the firefight is far from over. Full story:

Cooler weather has significantly slowed the spread of the Airport, Bridge and Line fires and helped firefighters gain containment on Sunday.

Firefighters gained further ground over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires as authorities in northern Nevada lifted the last of evacuation orders for all homes Sunday. More than 8,

The three wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres this month in Southern California are starting to get under control, but the firefight is far from over. As of Sunday morning, the Airport,