The California Department of Transportation is under pressure to boost sweeps even as budgets threaten to shrink, shelters ...

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Adonis Jones’ house was gone, but the keys were still in his hand. For weeks after the fire, he carried them out of habit.

For weeks after the fire, he carried them out of habit. They jingled in his pocket, and sometimes he twirled them between his fingers. And then, sitting in his car one evening after making the ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a settlement with developer Baldwin & Sons of a lawsuit filed in 2020 by ...

A rapidly growing vegetation fire prompted evacuation orders for parts of Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday afternoon.

Zoning changes and building height adjustments debated to accelerate rebuilding while balancing long-term goals Last week, ...

California is requiring two West Valley communities to build thousands of homes, while the state is ringing alarm bells over increasing fire risk where some of these homes might be ...

New maps show that 68% more acres in Riverside and San Bernardino counties face a ‘very high’ risk of wildfire.

New fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ) maps have been released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

A section of Montebello was designated susceptible to wildfires by CalFire. Whittier officials also say they are ...