The Getty fire in Los Angeles was 27% contained and has scorched 745 acres as of Wednesday, officials said. About 7,000 homes remain evacuated.

Despite strong gusts up to 60 mph, firefighters made progress in containing the massive Kincade fire in Sonoma County in Northern California.

What forecasters said was possibly the strongest wind event so far this season blew in overnight in Southern California. It brought with it Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, road closures in some areas, power shut-offs and apparently another brush fire. After weeks of fighting blazes, fire officials braced for this bout of Santa Ana winds of…

A wind-stoked brush fire broke out in Simi Valley early Wednesday and had scorched about 400 acres by 8 a.m., authorities said. It was moving toward the 23 Freeway, fire officials warned. The Ventura County blaze, called the Easy fire, threatened homes in the area and also put the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library at risk….

The Los Angeles school district has joined the legal fight against vaping giant Juul, citing harms to children

Two people died in a collision on the 405 Freeway in Irvine on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Paramedics responded at 9:52 p.m. to the crash reported in northbound lanes near Irvine Center Drive, Orange County Fire Authority spokeswoman Colleen Windsor said. Coroner’s officials were summoned to the scene about 13 minutes later, incident logs from the…

A shooting at a Halloween house party in Long Beach left three men dead and nine other people injured Tuesday night, with the shooter at large early Wednesday. Update: Gunman fired into house party from alley before escaping Police are doing everything they can to “find the person or persons responsible” for the shooting, Mayor…

SANTA ANA — Santa Ana police asked Tuesday for the public’s help in identifying a man who has been hospitalized since the end of August without communicating with anyone. The man is described as Latino, 20 to 30 years old and weighing 150 to 190 pounds, with a circular scar on his upper left arm….

Southern California Edison will send out vehicles and set up resource centers Wednesday, Oct. 30, to help customers whose power has been turned off to reduce wildfire risk. Community crew vehicles are equipped with backup power to give customers a place to charge personal mobile devices as well as to receive water, snacks and updates…

A weather system developing late Tuesday, Oct. 29 will drive the 2019 season’s most powerful Santa Ana winds across Southern California overnight and through the following afternoon before starting to gradually weaken Wednesday evening, forecasters say. Gusts should peak in strength before dawn and through Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists expect…