An oppressive heat wave is projected to peak from Sunday through next Thursday, bringing record-high temperatures to millions ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Timber Fire, which ignited on August 8 and remains under ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) maps identify areas most vulnerable to wildfires over ...

A fire near the California-Nevada border prompts an evacuation warning with traffic impacted on Interstate 80, according to the Nevada County Sheriff.

The Lucas Fire has burned 4,128 acres near the Lake-Mendocino county line and is 37% contained.

California's third-largest wildfire of 2026 has scorched more than 27,000 acres so far.

A wildfire, named the Dove Fire, has started in Tuolumne County near Yosemite National Park. The fire has grown to over 220 acres with only 1% containment, leading to mandatory evacuation orders. The ...

Two months after deadly wildfires razed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Cal Fire has released a new map showing fire hazard severity zones for the entire state. The maps were developed ...

A forest fire broke out Thursday afternoon along the Sonoma County coast, prompting officials to order mandatory evacuations and close a stretch of Highway 1 as a dark plume of smoke clogged the sky, ...