The fire hall in Heriot Bay on Quadra Island, built in the 1970s, no longer meets safety standards and is unlikely to survive an earthquake. So, the South Quadra Island Fire Protection District has ...

Donald Trump’s offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion programs is putting the US central bank in an uncomfortable squeeze. And so far, the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell ...

The debate over the ideal thermostat setting has been battled in homes for as long as the HVAC system has existed. Depending on what kind of HVAC system you have and how well you handle the cold ...

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, charring more than 10,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern ...

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and ...

The Hughes Fire broke out around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The fire has burned thousands of acres in just a few hours. Thousands are under evacuation orders between Los Angeles and Ventura counties ...

Entire families wiped out, last words of victims revealed after the fire in northwestern Turkey killed 76 Musa Serdar Terzioglu/Anadolu via Getty Twenty children were among the 76 fatal victims of ...

CASTAIC, Calif. — Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains near foothill communities north of Los Angeles, as ...

Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze at an apartment complex in San Jose. The fire was reported at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday at a two-story apartment complex on the 2400 block of Los Gatos ...