A wildfire burning near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line grew to more than 2,500 acres Friday, spurring evacuation orders in Llano amid searing heat and approaching monsoonal weather conditions across Southern California.

Jennifer Pedranti -- a star on the hit show "The Real Housewives of Orange County" -- says her son was involved in starting a brush fire in Southern California. The reality star posted on her

Crews stopped the forward progress of the fire at approximately two acres, and the northbound lanes of the 5 freeway reopened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Three fires broke out in Southern and Central California amid warm temperatures Tuesday, triggering evacuations.

BNSF officials said that the rail car, which was running on a main line that operates from Chicago to the ports of Los Angeles, was in the act of being burglarized when the lithium batteries caught fire early Wednesday morning.

The Sandy fire burns near Runkle Canyon Park in Simi Valley on Tuesday. The fast-moving brush fire burned at least one home and another structure. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) California has seen an uptick in wildfires, from Siskiyou County to ...

A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more information about fire-prone regions across the globe.

Fourth of July descended into mayhem across Southern California as unruly crowds overwhelmed packed-out fireworks displays, looted stores, ignited fires and saw cops charge on horseback. The worst unrest erupted in Newport Beach,