State officials admit the "forest thinning" strategy doesn't work for Southern California's chaparral. Discover the new, volunteer-led approach.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An early January day in 2025 is a day that will live in infamy in California's long history of wildfires. On Jan. 7, 2025, one year ago today, wildfires ignited in Southern California ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. government filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday, blaming the utility's equipment for sparking two wildfires, including the Eaton Fire in January that damaged National Forest System lands. The lawsuits ...

Southern California continues to hold roughly twice the exposure in high and extreme wildfire zones compared with the north, and its maximum loss potential remains significantly higher. But over the past decade, escalating Northern California fire frequency and size have pushed its contribution to total industry losses close to parity.

BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that keep flames from spreading. When plants do grow ...

State lawmakers reupped the wildfire liability fund by $18 billion this year in anticipation that the utility would need it to cover costs from January’s fire. SACRAMENTO, California — Southern California Edison will officially draw from California’s ...

Federal prosecutors have filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, claiming the utility's actions caused two destructive wildfires that burned in Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles announced the ...

On Saturday at 12:20 p.m. a flood watch was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid for Monday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The watch is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley,