Lightning is the most common cause of fires in the US, but investigators quickly ruled it out as a factor in the recent fires.

Joe Stephenshaw, California’s Department of Finance director, highlighted wildfire relief efforts and CAL Fire staffing in Friday’s presentation of the governor’s 2025-2026 budget proposal. Gov. Gavin ...

Right now, I remain hopeful. The people of Los Angeles have come together to help; there are many places of shelter and ...

More than 35,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 10 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. Read more.

Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a ...

Houston firefighters are expressing solidarity with their colleagues in California battling devastating wildfires, offering ...

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick gave an emotional account of the "complete devastation" left behind by the wildfires ...

A man died after falling into the bottom of a railroad tanker car at Emerald Transformer in Twinsburg Township Friday morning ...

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

Officials in Southern California said at least 11 people have been killed in the wildfire catastrophe. As the biggest fires continued to burn, a new fire broke out. Firefighters got a temporary break ...

A sinkhole where a Pennsylvania woman fell to her death last month is now being filled with hundreds of cubic yards of grout in a bid to stabilize the site.