SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A record-breaking heat wave and dry, drought-parched conditions have helped the Mosquito Fire more than double in size over the last 24 hours and smoke from the uncontained ...
A mosquito bite is usually just an itchy annoyance—but sometimes it can lead to serious illness. In addition to malaria, mosquitoes carry West Nile virus, which is the most common cause of ...
California crews continued battling the state’s largest wildfire of 2022 on Thursday despite a setback in containment levels. The Mosquito Fire ignited Sept. 6 and ballooned to just over 100 square ...