Embers blow off a burned tree after devastating wildfires in northern California.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.SAN FRANCISCO -- California staved off another round of rolling blackouts but faced a renewed threat Wednesday from a searing heat wave, raging wildfires and even a chance of thunderstorms and flooding in some southern areas.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency Tuesday because of the fires, easing the way to secure federal grants and also out-of-state firefighting help. On Atlas Peak Road Robin Sisemore hosed down vegetation in front of her mother's adjacent house. Both homes were new, replacing ones that burned three years ago.
After warning Tuesday that as many as 2 million homes and businesses might be subject to rotating blackouts of an hour or more, the California Independent System Operator canceled its emergency declaration Tuesday night.
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