A bat found at Mission San Juan Capistrano this week tested positive for rabies, Orange County health officials said Saturday, making it the fifth rabid bat found in the county since September. The bat was found on the grounds of the mission on Ortega Highway at around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to…

Perhaps no word is more misunderstood and misused in discussions of wildfires – even by firefighters themselves – than the word “containment.” Simply put, the containment percentage is the amount of the fire area that is surrounded by a line that officials believe the flames will not jump. “To say a fire is 100 percent…

The Kincade fire grew overnight to 25,000 acres, and evacuation zones expanded as firefighters struggled to get more control over the Sonoma County blaze before winds pick up.

The Tick fire has grown to 4,615 acres and is 25% contained, fire officials said Saturday morning, Oct. 26. All but one lane of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway is now open. Three southbound lanes, including the carpool lane, reopened at 10:30 p.m. Friday. #TickFire off Tick Canyon Rd and Summit Knoll Rd, Canyon Country…

Utility power outages are complicating evacuation efforts as wildfires rage in Northern and Southern California.

Los Angeles homeless number 36,000. Include the county and we’re hovering close to 60,000. They need our compassion and our help.

Millions of Californians can do little more than watch as the lights go off, then on and maybe back off again during the blustery autumn of 2019.

Sonoma wildfire stokes fears of more widespread power outages

A look at California stories from the last week, including the fires burning across the state.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Friday that his office has been given the green light to move forward with the prosecution of a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping seven women, despite Spitzer’s concerns over how former DA Tony Rackauckas initially handled the case. The case involving Grant…