With scenes of utter devastation from California wildfires blanketing the news cycle over the past couple of weeks, the uncomfortable question arises: could something similar happen locally? According ...

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires scorching Los Angeles County – including the Hughes Fire, which has burned through more than 10,000 ...

In Ruffner’s fire management class, SIU forestry students are following the headlines closely, letting current events in California lead their learning in a way textbooks never could.

A Napa County man died while mountain biking at a popular Northern California destination last week, authorities confirmed. Lauren Berlinn, spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, told ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a $2.5 billion legislative package aimed at assisting fire victims as the state grapples with federal aid ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted in San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border, as they also race to ...

CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know.

The Fix Our Forests Act is just one piece of legislation expected to be introduced in response to the wildfires in California.

Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn't be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday at ...

President Donald Trump, who has hurled criticism at state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water- and forest-management policies that he says contributed to the region's deadly wildfires, ...