We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.

In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.

While California politicians and the New York Times blame “climate change” for the disastrous wildfires in Los Angeles, the ...

Extreme Santa Ana winds whipped flames across Los Angeles County last week, with gusts catapulting embers across tinder-dry landscapes spreading devastating wildfires across the region. The Palisades ...

In the wake of several deadly California wildfires a new poll shows how Americans are reacting to the disaster, which left at least two dozen people dead and reduced entire neighborhoods to ...

Students walk along Scholars Lane at the University of California Merced campus on Nov. 4, 2022. (Photo by Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters and CatchLight Local) The Legislature’s budget analyst ...

Gusty winds and low humidities are expected to return to Southern California this week, prompting officials to raise fire warning levels. “The Santa Ana conditions will start setting up tomorrow ...

Firefighters fight a Santa Ana wind-driven fire in November in Camarillo. Similar conditions are expected for New Year's Eve in parts of Southern California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times ...

Need to do some last-minute shopping while ringing in the new year? Here’s a list of some of the Merced-area businesses that have special hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day ...

Christmas horror: A man disguised as Santa Claus arrived at a family gathering ... Hold 'Em with his wife and kids at their Covina, California, residence after enjoying a Christmas Eve dinner.