Firefighters thought the California blaze was dying. Then it killed at least 12
Winds created a blowtorch effect that blasted a Northern California spot fire into a wildfire crews couldn't stop as it raced for Butte County hamlets.
Winds created a blowtorch effect that blasted a Northern California spot fire into a wildfire crews couldn't stop as it raced for Butte County hamlets.
Air quality officials have cited a land developer and contractor over the spill for causing a public nuisance.
Trumpwill be briefed in McClellan Park in Sacramento County on the California wildfires, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an emailed statement.
The Bobcat fire burning in the Angeles National Forest continues to send thick, unhealthful smoke into the Los Angeles Basin.
Thick air, record temperatures, raging fires. Another apocalyptic California summer.
The Slater fire burning in Northern California and into Oregon has left two people dead and devastated the tiny rural town of Happy Camp. "We need help," a school board official said.
As their session ended in late August, California lawmakers huddled, let their masks slip below their noses, and required a new mom to vote in person.
A timetable of official response shows authorities were slow to warn those downwind of the Bear fire of the firestorm firefighters knew was likely.
Hotels once spurned locals, but since the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated international travel, L.A.'s travel industry hopes Angelenos will spend like tourists.
Forecasts suggest that bad smoke from fires will worsen Saturday and Sunday, forcing more people to give up what they love about California: the outdoors.
"This is a climate damn emergency," Gov. Gavin Newsom said as fires continued to burn across the state. A lull in wind and heat Friday gave firefighters a chance to try to make some headway on the blazes.
Creek fire cuts a path through a family's small empire in the Sierra Nevada. Would any of it survive?
Dozens of sheriff's deputies in riot gear kept watch over a peaceful news conference Friday, raising questions about the display of force
Here's how to interpret the air quality numbers you see when you look at air quality maps or readouts on smartphone weather apps.
Witnesses said they saw the plane fly straight down into the parking lot, missing nearby buildings.
The autopsy did not say whether the medication and alcohol played a role in the actress' drowning death at Lake Piru. Her blood-alcohol level was five times lower than the legal limit.
Possible criminal charges may follow after L.A. police released body-camera footage showing a city firefighter punch a restrained detainee on a hospital gurney.
Andre Allen Young was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the LAPD said.
Normally, wildfires are named after nearby valleys or rivers. But this year, there are so many fires that many have converged into "complexes." It's confusing.
If approved by voters in November, Proposition 15 would create separate tax rules for commercial and residential property.
The L.A. County coroner's report does not determine whether a SoFi Stadium construction worker who died was properly wearing a safety harness.
COVID-19 shut down civil trials, driving a boom in online mediation and arbitration. Consumer attorneys say individuals suffer.
A 16-year-old boy who lived with his father in Berry Creek is among 10 people killed in the blaze, now among the state's deadliest.