The Latest Breaking News from California

The jobs are highly coveted, offering training and reduced sentences, but face criticism over low wages

Fossil-fuel industry lobbying in California spiked to record levels during the 2023-24 legislative session; just two companies spent more than $30 million to strike down the "polluter pay" bill.

National Weather Service warns ‘next week is a concern’ as winds could bring increased chances of red flag warning

Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor who lives in Los Angeles and has studied extreme events and natural and human-caused disasters for…

The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention to the struggles many Americans face insuring their homes.

Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days

FEMA is giving assistance to those who were impacted by the California wildfires.

Legislation has new life in wake of Los Angeles catastrophe but US fossil-fuel industry is already mobilizing against it

California's disaster shows how climate change has made wildfires more intense and more frequent

Firefighters report gains in containing Eaton and Palisades fires; more than 120,000 people still without power