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The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in California – already ranking as some of the most destructive in the state’s history. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate ...

Gomez offers heartfelt words to his beloved community as Los Angeles begins to pick up the pieces after many lost everything from the California wildfires. Originally published at Angelus News ...

Victims sue Southern California Edison under unique legal doctrine Inverse condemnation allows claims without proving utility's negligence Wildfires expected to be costliest ever in US Jan 15 ...

Fires have been ripping through the forests and scrublands of California for millennia. Indeed ... pushing multiple fires down the scrub-covered slopes of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains, ...

Although gravel is a great and inexpensive option for your driveway, gravel driveways come with their own drawbacks. Chief among them is the fact that gravel is notorious for getting kicked around. If ...

Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state. Four fires continue to burn in Southern California ...

Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Mama Kin, known for its live music and good eats, is closing after about two years in downtown San Jose. The restaurant, which offered Cajun ...

If you pause from the horror of the California fire disaster consuming so many acres, buildings, and lives right now and think of the political fallout, the first likely victim is Los Angeles ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched California Fire Facts, a new webpage to combat misinformation and debunk rumours about the Los Angeles fires. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer quite as ...

Apu Gomes/Getty Images/AFP It has been nearly a week since the devastating wildfires began raging through southern California, killing at least 24 people and burning an area larger than San Francisco.

The theory is that climate change caused two especially wet winters in California in 2023 and 2024. This led to lush vegetation growth. Perhaps you recall the ebullient stories about the blooming ...