California brush fire explodes over 20,000 acres, Newsom declares state of emergency

A fast-moving brush fire exploded over 14,000 acres on Wednesday, prompting evacuations amid a red flag warning from the National Weather Service. Ventura County remains under an "extremely critical ... Read More

132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease. Read More

Ventura County Mountain Fire explodes to 14,000 acres as dangerous high winds batter California

Multiple homes in Camarillo and Moorpark have been destroyed and more than 14,000 acres burned as Ventura County's Mountain Fire remains at 0% containment. Over 10,000 people have been forced to flee ... Read More

Firefighters Gain More Control of Southern California Blaze That Spread Rapidly

After the Mountain fire ballooned to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours, improving weather conditions helped crews contain more of the blaze on Saturday. Read More

Thousands told to evacuate as fast-moving Mountain Fire explodes in Southern California

In 298 inspections of homes, 132 were found destroyed and 88 were damaged, Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andy VanSciver said at a news ... fires. The fire burned 20,485 acres and was 5% ... Read More

How the Mountain Fire was fueled by an "environmental recipe" leading to disaster

California wildfires have gotten much worse over the last two decades, researchers say. But an especially wet winter, combined with drier, warmer weather tied to climate change, came together to fuel ... Read More

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

The region northwest of Los Angeles has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. The Mountain Fire swiftly grew from less than half a square mile (about 1.2 square kilometers) ... Read More

Wind-whipped California brush fire explodes to nearly 20,000 acres

On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a rare red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties alerting of "extreme fire risk." ... Read More

Breaking: New prescribed fire started in Riverside County on May 23

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for five months. Currently, there are no specifics on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in conducting the prescribed fire. Read More

THE YEAR OF THE WILDFIRE: 30,000 firefighters do battle across 7 million acres of the West

As the wildfire season has stretched into fall, Ian Turner and 30,000 other firefighters have continued the battle across the West. “You stay heads-up, make sure you maintain situational ... Read More

US launches airstrikes at ‘hardened’ underground Houthis weapons storage facilities in Yemen

Hezbollah and the Jewish state also continue to exchange fire. A B-2 Spirit drops 500-pound bombs during a US Air Force demonstration at Nevada Test and Training Range on Sept. 14, 2007. Read More

These five US governors have the best fiscal policies, report reveals

Cato’s study praised Justice for pushing for income tax reductions, and joining forces with the legislature to pass the “largest tax cut in West Virginia history” last year. Arkansas Gov. Read More