Santa Ana winds are returning to Southern California with wind gusts peaking up to 45 mph for parts of the region.What we knowAccording to the National Weather Service, the Santa Ana winds will impact parts of the 5 Freeway corridor,

Santa Ana winds are blowing through California, and parts of the state are at an increased risk of wildfires because of drought.

An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher standards.

Los Angeles County announced Wednesday that it was suing utility Southern California Edison and its parent company to recover costs and damages sustained from January’s deadly Eaton Fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed thousands of structures.

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The Airport Fire burned 23,526 acres in Southern California's Santa Ana Mountains in September and October 2024. More than 100 structures were destroyed in the fire. After months of rehabilitation, a gray fox who survived the Airport Fire in Orange County has been released back into the wild,

Temperatures in much of SoCal will continue to rise Wednesday and Thursday, but officials say it doesn't mean winter has passed. Cold, wet storms are forecast for the weekend and next week.

This wind event, also known as a Santa Ana, will push the warmth into coastal areas of Southern California. At the same time, the winds, moisture-starved air and drying landscape after rains ...

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison over the deadly Eaton Fire, seeking to recover costs and damages from the January wildfire.