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As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, some people were told to evacuate as encroaching blazes neared Idaho towns.

Southern California wildfires are threatening dozens of homes after burning through more than 19 square miles of brush in the midst of a heat wave.

The heat wave that has gripped Southern California will continue for at least one more day, as the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for large swaths of the region.

A nearly 20-square-mile California wildfire crackles through bush and brush on a remote American Indian reservation in San Diego County.

A July 4th weekend heat wave is moving into Southern California that will bring temperatures in some areas that could hit 110 degrees.

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in California drops 4 cents to $3.90. Nationally, the average declines 6.1 cents to $3.652, up 91 cents from a year earlier. Pump prices fell again during the last week in California and nationwide, the Energy Department said Monday, but an analyst warned that the decline may level out substantially above last summer's averages.