Numerous wildfires have ignited in southern California this month, killing at least 27 people and spanning thousands of acres.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant took over as chief judge of the Southern District of California on Wednesday evening during a passing of the gavel ceremony with her predecessor, District Judge Dana Sabraw.
As firefighters continue to fight various wildfires in southern California, here's what to know on their progress.
The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.
With the strongest of the winds in the inland valleys and mountains of San Diego County on Monday night through Tuesday morning, the highest wind gusts of 102 mph were recorded in Sill Hill, near Julian. This is a typical wind-prone area in the mountains known for exceptionally high wind gusts, offshore and onshore.
A Trump administration memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new plan within 90 days “to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state for use by the people there who desperately need a reliable water supply.
Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.
The NWS San Diego CA issued a high wind watch at 2:41 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The watch is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, San Diego County Inland Valleys,
Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.
Investigators are looking for two men accused of stealing equipment from a fire engine in Southern California amid more brutal wildfires.