A fire ignited Monday morning at an oil refinery owned by Valero in Benicia. Flames are sending large plumes of black smoke into the air. Motorists on Interstate 680 ...

Noah Haggerty is an environment, health and science reporter at the Los Angeles Times. With a background in physics, he has conducted research on spacecraft propulsion, fusion energy and plasma — the ...

A small plane crashed into two homes Saturday afternoon in Simi Valley, California, leaving one person in the plane dead and ...

A strong marine layer may help mitigate risk of wildfires for parts of California in the summer, but the state's interior agriculture regions are expected to dry out. It's not yet clear how the ...

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The wildfires in Southern California in January were a stark reminder of the destruction wildfires can cause to both urban and rural communities.

Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality for the ...

So, we are seeing more aggressive fire behavior, and it's always important for people that live in California to be ready for anything," said Birchfield-Gernt. Ready for anything: that's the goal ...

If you don't live locally, you can make a financial ... Credit: Mashable If you search for "Southern California fires donation" in Google, the top of your results should include a pop-up prompt ...

A strong marine layer may help mitigate risk of wildfires for parts of California in the summer, but the state's interior agriculture regions are expected to dry out. It's not yet clear how the ...