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The Latest: President declares disaster over California fire

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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames from a back firing operation underway rise behind a home off Ladera Lane near Bella Vista Drive in Santa Barbara, Calif. Crews battling Southern California's enormous wildfire are struggling to widen and extend firebreaks before the return of winds Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, 2017, that could once again drive the flames out of control. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)

All significant California wildfire evacuation orders lifted

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Ryan Thomas hikes down steep terrain below East Camino Cielo to meet with his crew and root out and extinguish smoldering hot spots in Santa Barbara, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Officials estimate that the Thomas Fire will grow to become the biggest in California history before full containment, expected by Jan. 7, 2018. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)

California fire crews, homeowners brace for return of winds

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a Bombardier 415 Super Scooper makes a water drop on hot spots along the hillside east of Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017. One of the largest wildfires in California history is now 40 percent contained but flames still threaten coastal communities as dry, gusty winds are predicted to continue. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)

Latest: California fire now second-largest in state history

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A firefighter takes a cell phone picture during a wildfire Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in Montecito, Calif. The so-called Thomas Fire is now the third-largest in California history. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Latest: Powerful winds raise fire risk as crews battle blaze

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Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Arson Counter-Terrorism investigators check a burned out homeless camp after a brush fire erupted in the hills in Elysian Park in Los Angeles Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. The National Weather Service said extreme fire danger conditions could last through the weekend due to lack of moisture along with a likely increase in wind speeds. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Latest: Fire northwest of LA has burned 418 square miles

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Firefighters light backfire while trying to keep a wildfire from jumping Santa Ana Rd. near Ventura, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Ash falls like snow as celebrities flee California community

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by Bruce Brown Films, filmmaker Bruce Brown holds a camera while making one of his many surfing movies. Brown, whose 1966 surfing documentary &quot;The Endless Summer&quot; molded the image of the surfer as a seeker and transformed the sport, died of natural causes at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. He was 80. (Bob Bagley/Bruce Brown Films via AP)

Bruce Brown, whose ‘Endless Summer’ redefined surfing, dies

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Motorists on Highway 101 watch flames from the Thomas fire leap above the roadway north of Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. As many as five fires have closed highways, schools and museums, shut down production of TV series and cast a hazardous haze over the region. About 200,000 people were under evacuation orders. No deaths and only a few injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

The Latest: San Diego County wildfire surging toward sea

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Deputy uses anti-opioid to save apparent overdose victim

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Violent Santa Barbara microburst injured teen during weekend

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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, Aramazd Andressian Sr., appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Alhambra, Calif., to change his plea to guilty in the killing of Aramazd Andressian Jr., his 5-year-old son. Andressian, who admitted killing his son amid a contentious custody battle is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 23, facing a maximum term of 25 years to life in prison. Andressian's attorney said his client pleaded guilty partly to avoid the possibility of prosecutors adding a charge that could result in the death penalty. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Police: California man smothered 5-year-old son

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People in pedal-powered boats take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Wildfires send children fleeing from California summer camps

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Santa Barbara reactivates seawater desalination plant

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2 small earthquakes shake Santa Barbara area

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This undated photo provided by the California State Lands Commission shows Platform Holly, an oil drilling rig in the Santa Barbara Channel offshore of the city of Goleta, Calif. The platform will be decommissioned and its operator is seeking bankruptcy protection, nearly two years after the platform was idled when an onshore pipeline ruptured and spilled a massive amount of oil into the ocean, the state and Venoco LLC said Monday, April 17, 2017. (State Lands Commission via AP)

California offshore oil platform to be decommissioned

By JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

Coggins scores 20 as Fullerton defeats Santa Barbara 65-54

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Cars barrel their way through a flooded street in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. California residents evacuated neighborhoods below hillsides scarred by wildfires as the third, and largest, in the latest series of storms brought powerful rain Sunday and warnings about flash flooding and mudslides. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Latest: Flood warnings as California deluge intensifies

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UC Riverside handles UC Santa Barbara 65-55

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A 72-inch deep sinkhole is seen Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Orinda, Calif. The city council of Orinda declared a State of Emergency Tuesday night because of a large sinkhole caused by last week's wet weather, which ruptured two sewer lines. Repairs will take at least four weeks, as the San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with a new series of rain storms. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

First of 3 more storms hits California as drought retreats

By JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press