Roughly 73 square miles of Northern California land have been returned to the Yurok Tribe in what's being called the largest land-back project in state history. The $56 million deal more than doubles ...

Over 4,000 square miles of ocean off California’s coast were recently designated as a national marine sanctuary, a decision advocates say centers Indigenous peoples and protects the marine ...

“the square mile around Donner Summit is the most historic square mile in the state of California. "Donner Summit is famous because the Emigrant Trail crossed the pass, and the transcontinental ...

(California’s largest wildfire of ... More information Evacuation order: Two areas totaling more than 500 square miles, shown in red on the map, plus warnings for 18 other zones (warning areas ...

Evacuations have been ordered for a 465-square-mile area west of Yreka and for an area north and west of Cottage Grove (more detailed map and resources here). On Wednesday, a man was found dead ...

In just twelve days, what started with a car fire in northern California's Bidwell Park ... which has torched 626 square miles in four counties, an area larger than New York City.

The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles. That’s more than half the ...