The ordinance, which allows the city to fine those who help the homeless and makes it illegal for homeless people to camp on public property, was approved in a 6-1 vote after more than two hours ...

Environmental groups are suing the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management over drilling permits it approved in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The lawsuit — led by Earthjustice ...

Below is a map of the impacted area: The Clay Fire map can be seen in this photo. (Photo from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) The Clay Fire map can be seen in this photo.

A forecast map from AccuWeather showed there were at least elevated fire risks for several counties in Southern California, including San Luis Obispo and Imperial. Furthermore, there were ...

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first ...

Some experts have suggested that desalination is the reason California has to allow some water to flow out to the Pacific Ocean, and the matter is more complicated than the president says. A map ...

Scroll down for acreage and containment updates. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The Hughes Fire ...

New fire weather forecasts hit Southern California once again as firefighters work to contain the deadly wildfires that caused thousands to flee their homes. Winds "underperformed" on Tuesday ...

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone. Opposite the underground ...

The deadly fires, two of the most destructive on record in California, started Jan. 7 on a day of extremely high fire danger due to a Santa Ana windstorm. More than 27 deaths have been reported in ...