Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials say the combined death toll from the blazes has reached 30.

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll from the blazes had reached 30.

Two wildfires that started close to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained.

Four people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of starting the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history, officials said.

A wildfire that has burned over 13,000 acres in South Carolina and North Carolina was ignited by three teenagers who failed to properly extinguish their cigarettes while hiking in Table Rock State Park.