The Monterey County Sheriff's Office downgraded three evacuation orders for areas north of the Timber Fire to evacuation warnings Tuesday afternoon.
No injuries were reported, and the leopard is safely back in her habitat.
Firefighters have made significant progress in their battle against the "Little Fire" near Pleasanton in Alameda County that burned 1,007 acres, increasing containment and stopping the fire's forward spread after a busy night of firefighting operations. All evacuations have now been lifted.
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.
Officers say the workers spotted structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st floor and self-evacuated.