A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses, a court ruled.

Carter Evans has served as a Los Angeles-based correspondent for CBS News since February 2013, reporting across all of the network's platforms. He joined CBS News with nearly 20 years of journalism ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. During the Palisades fire in January, fire hydrants lost water pressure and ran dry. A nearby reservoir was empty ...

Pack Fire consumes 3,400 acres, damages 15 structures, 1,400 evacuated Heavy rain may aid in containing Pack Fire Los Angeles faces flood, mudslide risks from weekend storms Nov 14 (Reuters) - A ...

In January, when crews fighting the fast-spreading Palisades fire were hampered by low water pressure and dry hydrants, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation. After a 10-month review, California ...

Around 23 million people across California are covered by flood notices Friday as Los Angeles braces for what could be a month's worth of rain in a day. Concerns about heavy rain in the area — which ...

California locals once again find themselves in soot and ash as a fast-growing fire was reported in Mono County near the Nevada state line. The fire, starting at 10 acres on Thursday afternoon, ...

For decades, federal firefighters have trudged and parachuted into wildfires with only “a bandana and a prayer,” as the saying goes, to protect them from inhaling dangerous toxins. Meanwhile, studies ...

State officials say pushback against proposed mandates to reduce vegetation around at-risk houses is stalling the process.

As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant ...

OROVILLE — New regulations on defensible space around homes are inbound from the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection that will tighten rules for homeowners in areas designated as having ...