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of 2 (CNN) — An unusually intense heat dome is bringing dangerous temperatures to parts of the West on Saturday, where about 55 million people are under heat alerts.

Thousands of families have been ordered to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire grows in Spokane County, Washington, filling the skies with

Live Updates Here's the latest Authorities have declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire in Spokane County, Washington forces thousands of families to evacuate their homes.

Here's the latest Spokane firefighters battling three wildfires

Authorities have declared a state of emergency as three major wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, force thousands of families to evacuate their homes. Follow live updates.

Drenching storms rolled over the flood-ravaged Midwest for a sixth day early Friday, bringing more rain to areas where severe flooding has already forced hundreds of people from their homes and left more than 300,000 without power.

(CNN) — Drenching storms rolled over the flood-ravaged Midwest for a sixth day early Friday, bringing more rain to areas where severe flooding has

(CNN) — Drenching storms are rolling over the flood-ravaged Midwest for a sixth day early Friday, setting off more flooding in a region where hundreds of people have been forced from their homes in recent days.

Drenching storms are rolling over the flood-ravaged Midwest for a sixth day early Friday, setting off more flooding in a region where hundreds of people have been forced from their homes in recent days.

(CNN) — Drenching storms rolled over the flood-ravaged Midwest for a sixth day early Friday, setting off more flooding in a region where hundreds of people have been forced from