A fire that erupted Tuesday in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley charred about a quarter acre in heavy brush before crews stopped it. The non-injury blaze was reported at 3:33 p.m. on the ...

Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...

Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...

The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

Fanned by powerful Santa Ana mountain winds and burning through tinder-dry vegetation, the fires rapidly spread into urban areas. They eventually killed at least 28 people, more than 10,000 homes ...

Extreme fires broke out around Los Angeles, California, on 7 January. Fanned by powerful Santa Ana mountain winds and burning through tinder-dry vegetation, the fires rapidly spread into urban areas.

"This vegetation is extremely dry,” LA County ... As high-pressure systems move east to west over the Santa Ana Mountain range, wind is forced down where it’s compressed and warms up.

A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours.