Shoe Fire initially started 1:18 p.m. Oct. 9 in Shasta County.

The National Weather Service said terrain driven winds blowing down to the valley have the potential to make for some smoky mornings this week.

A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres and prompted evacuations since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.The Shoe Fire northwest of Shasta Lake,

The Shoe Fire, burning northeast of Lake Shasta, continued to spread Wednesday night. By late afternoon it had reached 300 acres, with no containment. Shasta County sheriff's officials have ordered evacuations in the area of the fire, which is burning off Fender's Ferry road northeast of the lake.

Smelling smoke? Eyes burning? Here's why.Smoke from the 5,000-plus-acres wildfire burning northeast of Shasta Lake, named the Shoe Fire, has settled into popula