California released new maps that will dictate building requirements in fire-prone areas. State officials say the updates ...

The initial round of federal cleanup finished in record time, and experts say the permitting process appears to be outpacing other blazes as well.

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline 1 in 8 Californians live in the most dangerous wildfire zones ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring ...

A woman accused of fatally stabbing her wife, a Cal Fire captain in Riverside County, pleaded not guilty to murder in her first court appearance court since being arrested in Mexico.

Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.

Mayor Karen Bass' texts illustrate how she communicated remotely with her staff and across levels of government, trying to ...

See where your home falls on the new Cal Fire maps for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.

The number in the highest tier, the “very high fire hazard severity zone,” increased by 26% in the region, meaning that more ...