When disaster strikes, the public expects its elected officials to project an image of leadership. Hence, Californians have watched Gov. Gavin Newsom show up at the Los Angeles wildfires, where he ...

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

The visit, coming at the end of Trump's first week back in office, took place as he continued to denounce the state emergency response being led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom - one of Trump's fiercest critics - and worries the president might withhold aid over policies in the liberal state.

President-elect Donald Trump will likely travel to California next week to view the aftermath of the devastating wildfires in greater Los Angeles.

Millions of California residents were placed under a red flag warning through Thursday amid threats of further fires with looming winds in the forecast, according to multiple reports.

Stay informed about the fire situation in Southern California. Find out about the forecast for dangerous winds and the possibility of rain.

Dangerous winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.

More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.

“Despite being smack in the middle of the rainy season, brush conditions over Southern California are currently as dry as they ever get in the summer (the dry season),” AccuWeather California Expert Ken Clark said. “So when you throw dry air and Santa Ana winds into the mix, you have prime ingredients for wildfires.”

Southern California is bracing for floods as a storm is finally heading for the wildfire-scorched region.After weeks of enduring devastating blazes, the Los Angeles-area could now see flash floods in an near the burns,

Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor, Robert Greene argues.

President Donald Trump, who has hurled criticism at state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water- and forest-management policies that he says contributed to the region's deadly wildfires, is expected to visit Los Angeles Friday to get a firsthand look at the destruction.