Paradise Valley firefighters returned safely to Boundary County Jan. 28 after two weeks in California fighting the most ...

The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a ...

Authorities warned this week of a possibly "life-threatening, destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that could rival or exceed conditions during the recent Mountain and Franklin fires. The ...

The fire, which has been named the “Border 2 Fire,” was reported after 2:15 p.m. in the area of Otay Mountain Truck Trail in ...

The Santa Ana wind forecast for Southern California ... Gusts of 50 to 70 mph are forecast for the coasts and valleys. In the mountains and foothills, gusts from 60 to 80 mph, with isolated ...

The fire was reported at 5 acres, with Santa Ana winds helping fuel the flames. Due to the winds, the fire began to move down the little mountain hill toward nearby homes and an apartment complex.

Days before hurricane-force Santa Ana wind gusts fueled fires that devastated Los Angeles, meteorologists posted eerily accurate warnings that such a scenario was possible. But they’ve had a ...

As firefighters continue to battle blazes in Los Angeles that have leveled entire neighborhoods, the deadly Santa Ana winds that fueled them have returned and are expected to intensify. Gusty offshore ...

As a torrent of mud, timber and boulders roared through Foreman Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Dec. 13, 2021, video later posted to YouTube by county officials showed an avalanche of debris ...

How downsloping winds can add to the threat for wildfires When air rushes down a mountain range, it compresses. Compression is a warming and a drying process. In the case of the Santa Ana winds ...