The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is ...

At least 800 residents of senior facilities had to abandon essential services and social bonds, but some say returning to ...

Los Angeles Times senior writer Doug Smith scouts Los Angeles for the ragged edges where public policy meets real people, ...

NWS flood alerts span large portions of California on Friday after an atmospheric river system hit the area over Christmas.

A slow-moving storm is dumping more rain on an already saturated Southern California Friday, prompting debris flow concerns ...

Research on charcoal pieces from ancient debris flows has shown fires and erosion have shaped Earth’s landscape for at least thousands of years. However, the rising risk of wildfires near populated ...

The company serves more than 5 million households across the northern and central portions of the state. It, along with other ...

HAYWARD, Calif. -- At least six people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a massive explosion caused a large fire in Hayward, California, fire officials say. The Alameda County Fire ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

The lawsuit alleges Guiliano Borgna made a ditch from the Pit River across Cal Fire property to a storage pond on his land. He denies digging the ditch. Cal Fire is seeking an injunction to stop the ...

Cal Fire has filed a complaint against Orange County and two Public Works employees seeking to recoup nearly $32 million in costs associated with last year’s Airport fire. The state agency filed in ...

New Cal Fire officers are sworn in on Friday at the agency’s training facility in Ione. Cal Fire graduated 38 new company officers as part of its final training class of the year, capping a record in ...