Firefighters quickly gained the upper hand on a vegetation fire in Hemet, California, on Thursday, January 23. The fire, ...

I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties ...

By Thursday afternoon, most of the highway had reopened, many evacuees were able to return home and the blaze near Castaic ...

As of Friday morning, there are nine active wildfires burning in California and a red flag warning remains in place.

The friendly, smart photographer and curator was a regular presence at arts events, columnist David Allen writes. Also: two readers exclaim about a retired Hemet teacher.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

Two fires erupted in the San Diego area on Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuations. The Border 2 Fire, which broke out in ...

A brush fire that erupted Thursday in foothills on the east end of Hemet consumed nearly 15 acres before Cal Fire aircraft significantly slowed its advance, preventing it from reaching homes in the ...

As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.

Firefighters continue to battle multiple fires that broke out this month, destroying more than 16,000 structures and leaving at least 28 dead.