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) ...

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 ...

Officials in several Southern California counties urged residents to be on watch for fast-spreading blazes, power outages and ...

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- 132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside, officials say.

Over 10,000 people were ordered to evacuate from a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds blew flames ...

Bruce Arena has been named as head coach and sporting director of the San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday, marking his return to ...

For the latest news on the blaze, read USA TODAY's updates on the fire for Friday, Nov. 8. Fire crews on Thursday were ...

The earthquake was centered in Borrego Springs at a depth of 9.8 kilometers (about six miles). The USGS said it received 257 ...

When the eastern span of the Bay Bridge was deemed seismically unsafe after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 ... history of the bridge and the works be publicly displayed within California. That the ...

The California-as-disaster-epic narrative is back. Here are a few reasons not to buy into it, and instead to embrace the ...

Democrat Maggie Goodlander won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Hampshire on Wednesday, holding the seat for her party. She will succeed Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster, who is retiring ...