THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Dry conditions across Southern California in early January 2025 set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other ...

Officials with the Riverside Police Department have launched an investigation after video surfaced of one of their officers reportedly destroying a person’s property while they were not home. In the somewhat bizarre footage,

Raging wildfires that continue to burn a path of destruction through Southern California claimed the Will Rogers ranch along with a number of other local landmarks in what is already the most damaging fire in Los Angeles history.

The new Laguna Fire prompted evacuations in California and 10 million people are under red flag warnings. NBC News’ Bill Karins details the weekend weather that is bringing much needed rain to Southern California.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

LOS ANGELES — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but new blazes erupted in San Diego County, briefly triggering more evacuations.

The artificial intelligence behind Alert California is interpreting camera footage so firefighters can predict how a column of smoke will grow into a wildfire.

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted in San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border, as they also race to contain the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake.

President Donald Trump, who has hurled criticism at state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water- and forest-management policies that he says contributed to the region's deadly wildfires, is expected to visit Los Angeles tomorrow to get a first-hand look at the destruction.

Santa Ana winds helped ignite more brush fires in Southern California, but firefighters were able to largely control the large Hughes fire that exploded and forced thousands of evacuations. Rain was forecast this weekend,

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday, including a blaze that swelled over the past day and forced tens of thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles.

By Anabel Munoz Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Hundreds of the firefighters working tirelessly on the fire lines to protect lives and property in Southern California are actually serving time in prison.