An estimated 60% of residents who lost their homes in the January firestorms won’t be required to rebuild to the highest fire-safety standards.

Officials said 9-1-1 phone lines to dispatch centers are down across Santa Barbara County Tuesday and shared alternative ways ...

UC Berkeley Professor Michael Gollner and his students are using advanced wildfire simulation tools to help neighborhoods ...

Lompoc, California is that delightful anomaly – a small town with big character where vintage treasures await around every corner. Nestled in Santa Barbara County, this unassuming gem has quietly ...

More than 1,400 customers in eastern San Luis Obispo County had power cut Tuesday morning due to an unplanned outage.

Remote and far less traveled than national parks of similar beauty, the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California is the adventure that’s been calling to your wild heart. But you’ve ...

These real-life animal politicians held mayoral titles, raised money, and even stirred international controversy.

Using a heat map, CHIRLA was able to break down confirmed accounts of ICE operations reported to the LA Rapid Response ...

A man was arrested Monday morning after breaking into a North Highlands home, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said.

The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...

The Butler Fire grew by 40% over the weekend, and more evacuations were ordered Sunday in the mountains of Siskiyou County.

A veteran investigator, a respected mentor and a skilled technician — the three arson investigators killed in an explosion at ...