Precipitation levels were twice normal in many places, but LA fires in January showed big blazes can happen any time ...

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The Carr Fire is one of three large fires raging across California right now. There’s also the Cranston Fire in Idyllwild. And the Ferguson Fire in Yosemite. The fires have claimed the lives of two ...

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS INVOLVES ONE OF THE BIGGEST CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES IN HISTORY. A MAN LIVING IN MELBOURNE. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS BEEN ARRESTED, ...

At last month’s meeting of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Redlands, Director Patrick Wright remembered the group’s early days: “Candidly, when I started this job, we got ...

THEY WRAP UP MONDAY MORNING AT FIVE. NEW DATA IS HIGHLIGHTING A CONCERN FOR NEW HOUSING ACROSS THE STATE. 1 IN 5 NEW HOMES IN CALIFORNIA IS BUILT IN AN AREA THAT COULD BURN DOWN IN A WILDFIRE. SO OUR ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At Stockton’s gubernatorial forum, Republican Chad Bianco called environmental activists “terrorists” and disputed ...