As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) – Wildfires churned through bone-dry California today (Sept. 8) after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state's largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent power lines and other equipment from sparking more fires.