The native landscape is chaparral, not forest—and clearing out the brush could make fires even worse. When the Palisades Fire ...

This points to the next big deception that Newsom purports to expose: that “These Wildfires are Caused by California’s Mismanagement of ... peaking at nearly 10 million acre-feet in 2007. Since then, ...

We continue with our remembrances of the 29 people who died in the fires in Southern California. The Los Angeles County ...

Much-needed rain helped firefighters make gains on several blazes in Southern California on Monday as ... including the potential for toxic runoff in the fire-ravaged region.

It put formal directives behind Mr. Trump’s steady criticism of California’s leaders and their response to the fires. In a section titled “Overriding Disastrous California Policies,” the ...

Like other recent wildfires in Southern California, it was fueled by relentless winds and low humidity. New blazes cropped up in San Diego County this week, including one showing "extreme fire ...

A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Hughes Fire burns north of Los Angeles on January 22, 2025, near Castaic, California. A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Hughes Fire burns ...

The catastrophic fires that ripped through Southern California over the last three weeks were spurred by extremely dry conditions and unusually strong Santa Ana winds, in addition to water ...

The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire, covering 23,448 acres in western Los Angeles, is 90% contained. The blaze ...

As of Thursday afternoon, six active wildfires are burning in Southern California, and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website show how each one ...

As California officials sought to tamp down false claims about the devastating wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom created "California Fire Facts," a page on his website to counter what he called "lies ...