MONO COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border has damaged 15 structures, prompted evacuations and forced the closure of part of a highway on Thursday as firefighters worked to contain it in the face of strong winds.

YUBA CITY, Calif/ -- As the Dixie Fire rages out of control in northern California, the largest wildfire currently burning in the US, the heroes on the front lines are fighting the biggest fight of their lives, in their own backyards. "It's one thing to ...

A former criminology professor accused of carrying out an “arson-setting spree” has been charged in connection with a blaze sparked near the the Dixie Fire, which continues to rip across drought-ravaged regions in northern California. Gary Maynard a ...

Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies captured the destruction left behind by the Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles. Emergency management estimated that more than 5,000 homes and businesses were under evacuation alerts around Ventura County.

A white-headed woodpecker stirs the dawn quiet, hammering at a patch of charred bark stretching 15 feet up the trunk of a ponderosa pine. The first streaks of sun light the tree’s green crown, sending beams across this grove of healthy conifers.