Deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park almost doubles in size to 9,300 acres
(LA Times Golf)

The terrain surrounding Mariposa County´s deadly Ferguson fire is a virtual tinderbox primed for disaster, experts say. On either side of the Merced River, south of Highway 140, hillsides are filled with trees that have been killed by five years of drought and a bark beetle infestation, according...