The big picture: The Madre Fire had grown to 35,530 acres on Thursday afternoon — surpassing January's destructive Los ...

Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

A massive wildfire scorched 52,593 acres in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County by Thursday evening, forcing ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a brush fire that is burning in San Diego near apartment homes in City ...

A third-striker and twice-convicted rapist who was on parole on GPS monitoring when he opened fire on three people following ...

Southern California is gearing up to light up the skies this Independence Day with a vibrant lineup of fireworks displays.

The most effective measures to prepare for wildfires, Villanueva said, is by creating a “defensible space” around homes. He ...

The warning, delivered at the county fire headquarters in East Los Angeles on Friday, serves as a stark reminder of how ...

Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the landscape remains dangerously starved of rain, and as firefighters ...

Southern California is braced for “extremely critical fire conditions” caused by a new period of Santa Ana winds today through tomorrow across parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds, the fire exploded in size and within 24 hours had grown to nearly 3,000 acres, forcing rounds of frenzied evacuations that saw people stuck in traffic flee their cars.

Wildfire risk continues across Southern California less than a week after devastating fires swept through the region. Santa Ana winds have intensified, creating extreme fire danger for areas north ...