Many of the towering fires that began Tuesday were fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, which gusted to more ... Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona dispatched teams to assist.

After Southern California was devastated by wildfires earlier this year, studies have revealed that some areas of the US are ...

Ana Urzua (center), executive director of Cooperacion Santa Ana, speaks during an event at La Colmena on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Felipe Ramirez of Wisteria Content / Graphic by Deonna Anderson) This ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds SW at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C).

During the Vietnam War, an American officer offered one of the most infamous quotes of all time. Referring to the U.S. military’s decision to bomb into obliteration a town of ...

It spread rapidly because of hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, burning for 24 days, consuming more than 23,000 acres and destroying 6,837 structures. Photo credit: Ariam23, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 ...

Strong Santa Ana Winds, record high temperatures, and a lasting drought meant that the fires spread for nearly a month. They killed 29 residents, forced 200,000 to evacuate, wreaked some $250 ...

Both ignited Jan. 7 during powerful Santa Ana winds in a region that had been bone dry for eight months. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes, destroyed more than 6,800 structures and ...

Both ignited Jan. 7 during powerful Santa Ana winds in a region that had been bone dry for eight months. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes, destroyed more than 6,800 structures and ...

Both ignited Jan. 7 during powerful Santa Ana winds in a region that had been bone dry for eight months. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes, destroyed more than 6,800 structures and ...

The January fires were a textbook example of that: record-dry conditions stretched deep into winter, coinciding with the peak of Santa Ana wind season, and well, the rest is tragic history.

It was scary but also dramatic and entertaining for the kids who had no way of knowing what the intense Santa Ana winds were capable of. Less than two hours later, Altadena erupted in flames.