An 'aggressive' red fire ant has infested Santa Barbara County
A new population of “highly aggressive” imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara…
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Hawarden and Eagle fires burn 1,000 acres in Riverside County
A pair of fast-burning wildfires broke out Sunday in Riverside County, quickly scorching about 1,000 acres of brush, causing evacuations…
Wildfires pose increasing risk to California oil wells
As firefighters continue to battle more than two dozen active wildfires in California, new research has found that millions of…
Riverside County sheriff's deputy shoots man with machete
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that killed a man who was reportedly armed and behaving…
California prisons remain unprepared for extreme heat
The possible heat-related death of an inmate at a prison in California's Central Valley this week is focusing renewed attention…
Santa Barbara County Lake Fire grows to 37,000 acres
The Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County, California's largest so far this year, has grown to 37,742 acres, but firefighters…
Closing Wilshire Boulevard is not what MacArthur Park needs
To the editor: I am frustrated to read about Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez's proposal to spend valuable city resources closing Wilshire…
Will California's heat wave finally ease over the weekend?
Californians may soon feel some relief after nearly two weeks of an oppressive heat wave that has relentlessly pummeled the…
Group of missing hikers found near Royal Fire in Tahoe National Forest
A group of 13 hikers were located Monday morning after they went missing inside the Royal Fire zone in the…
California wildfire prompts evacuations near wineries and Neverland Ranch
A wildfire in the mountains above Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley has spread to more than 16,000 acres, prompting…