When the air is warm and dry, transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil. That leaves dry ...

Ah, but — and you should remember this for “Jeopardy!” — the Golden State’s first documented gold strike happened here, in ...

The state is seeing a sharp water divide this year, with lots of rain in the north while the south has stayed dry. A ...

Experts explain why Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter wildfires in decades and what this could ...

Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades grew to more than 20,400 ...

Thousands of people have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has grown to more than 17,000 acres ...

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...

The devastating wildfires tearing across Southern California are being exacerbated by climate change, according to Drew ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so ...

Photos from Los Angeles County show the shocking extent of damage caused by the Palisades Fire and other wildfires.

As we watch the devastating scenes coming out of Southern California, our thoughts are with all who are impacted by the wildfires, particularly those members of the Seattle University family who ...

From a mass shooting in Birmingham where four people were killed and 17 others injured to the closing of one of the oldest ...