Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water comes from in the region.
A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt airplane that crashed in Southern California earlier this month.
The U.S. construction industry may face higher lumber prices within a month if President Donald Trump follows through with his threat of tariffs on Canada this weekend.
California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made infinitely worse by disaster.
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon. Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Southern California amid unnaturally dry conditions, including the two largest blazes in Los Angeles, the Palisades and Eaton fires.
The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday.
The Los Angeles area is preparing for its first rain since wildfires first broke out weeks ago. But too much rain at once could bring its own set of significant issues.
This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Sunday, Jan. 27. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Monday, Jan. 27. Intermittent showers sweeping across Southern California on Sunday provided welcome relief for firefighters battling devastating wildfires but threatened to bring an unwelcome side effect — mudslides.
Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to pursue cases in their counties.
The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.
Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International , said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a "momentary and expected increase in current" on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan.