Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires

Salem, Ore. • Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities in both states feared that the receding flames could reveal many more dead across the blackened landscape.Oregon’s emergency management director said officials were preparing for a possible “mass fatality event.”In California, smoke that painted skies orange also helped crews corral the state’s d