Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

Deep in the stark desert of Southern California, a lakefront ghost town showcases a haunting history, frozen in salt.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...

A 55-year-old Ventura County man is out of jail after being arrested for alleged lewd acts inside a high school girls’ locker ...

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red ...

Two new fires ignited in San Diego County on Tuesday, as firefighters continue fighting blazes further north in Los Angeles.

The Hughes Fire was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along Lake Hughes Road, near Castaic Lake and the 5 Freeway, ...

A mussel bed in Northern California is as healthy and biodiverse as it was about 80 years ago, when two young students surveyed it shortly before one was sent to fight in World War II. Resampling the ...

Scientists revisit a 1941 study of a California mussel bed, finding surprising biodiversity despite climate change.

Critical fire weather is expected to continue until Wednesday at the earliest, increasing the risk that fires will spread ...

Clearly, there’s no shortage of flowers in Southern California. As I write this near ... many residential yards with dead lawns and an old rose bush still valiantly blooming despite neglect ...

A new fire has broken out in Southern California as firefighters tackle multiple deadly wildfires engulfing the state. Newsweek's live blog is closed.