Weather

Californians urged to conserve power Thursday amid excessive heat

California’s power grid operator called for voluntary conservation of electricity Thursday as high heat gripped the state.

3 hours ago

Swarm of earthquakes near Salton Sea sends light shaking into Riverside County

A swarm of earthquakes, the largest of which had a 4.9 magnitude, hit south of the Salton Sea in Imperial County Wednesday afternoon, sending light shaking into Riverside County.  

18 hours ago

Southland bakes under triple-digit temperatures

Temperatures soared across the Southland Wednesday, on the hottest day of a week-long heatwave that's combining with low humidity to create an elevated fire danger.

21 hours ago

Fire crews expect full containment on Martindale Fire in the next day or two

The Martindale Fire in Bouquet Canyon had burned 230 acres and was 40% contained Tuesday afternoon. Investigators are still looking into how the fire started on Monday.  

1 day ago

Estimated containment date for Bobcat Fire pushed back to Oct. 30

The estimated containment date of the 114,829 acre Bobcat Fire was pushed back to Oct. 30 Tuesday as firefighters braced for challenging conditions characterized by gusty Santa Ana winds, low humidity and high heat.

2 days ago

Wildfire erupts in California's Napa County, emergency evacuations over 'dangerous rate of spread'

Hundreds of homes and a hospital have been evacuated in California's wine country as a fast-spreading wildfire has scorched thousands of acres with another day of dangerous fire conditions expected Monday.

3 days ago

Fire weather threatens Southern California amid heat wave

A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire will be in effect Monday in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Angeles National Forest, the Santa Clarita Valley and several areas of neighboring Ventura County because of strong winds, high heat and low humidity at the start of another heat wave, the Southland's first of fall 2020.

3 days ago

Heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to Southern California; elevated fire risk

Another heat wave is coming to the Southland this week, with high temperatures expected Tuesday through Friday and forecasters warning of moderate Santa Ana winds blowing across the area beginning Monday.

3 days ago