Photos: Kern County's Boral Fire burns more than 38,000 acres, destroys town
The 38,000-acre Borel Fire in Kern County has scorched the small, historic mining town of Havilah. The fire started Wednesday…
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Crews move forward as massive park fire spreads beyond 350,000 acres
Firefighters made some progress Sunday against the massive Park Fire burning across Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties — California’s…
How the park fire near Chico became California's biggest of the year
Shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, as temperatures in Butte County hovered around 106 degrees, a man pushed a burning car…
Silicon Valley billionaires put plans for new California city on hold
Tech billionaires backing a proposal to build an entirely new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay…
Column: Fences are redefining residential life in Los Angeles
My cynical simplification of the history of Los Angeles is this: lots of people saw how beautiful Southern California was…
Sterlin Harjo Talks Emmy Nominations, 'Reservation Dogs' and Indigenous Stories
Three seasons, three years, 28 episodes and finally, “Reservation Dogs” has an Emmy nomination for best comedy series. And that’s…
Wildfires in Southern California prompt evacuations, close stretch of I-5
Kern County firefighters were battling several wildfires over the weekend, prompting evacuations, burning thousands of acres and closing Interstate 5…
Los Angeles makes progress on homelessness
To the editor: I admire Mayor Karen Bass for not only running her campaign on a promise to address homelessness…
California adopts statewide water conservation framework
After years of deliberation, California water officials have adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in…
Fireworks pollution causes unhealthy air in Southern California
Those bursts of light and percussive explosions from Fourth of July celebrations large and small left behind enough pollution to…