Author: Mike Chapman, Redding Record Searchlight

Alan Kuhl, 72, attempted to escape by driving through an inferno-filled logging road. The Dixie Fire is the state’s largest active wildfire.

Sewing groups around the world are making fabric pouches for joeys and bats, as well as koala mittens for animals affected by the Australian fires.

A press release from the Bethel Church says Olive’s parents, Andrew and Kalley Heiligenthal, are now planning a memorial service.

The National Weather Service suggested the mysterious early evening light might be from a meteor.