State officials recently added tens of thousands of acres to wildfire hazard zones in and around Ventura County cities.

And all of the ignition points that humans brought in—power lines, heavy equipment, cars, cigarette butts—started more fires than the land was adapted to handle. Southern California’s chaparral needs ...

Homeowners are entering the next phase of the aftermath, grappling with uncertainty, costs and the difficult decision of whether to rebuild or sell ...

More than 11,000 acres have burned in wildfires across Central Texas so far in 2025, according to the Texas A&M Forest ...