California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area." ...

A map shows areas of California where high winds and dry thunderstorms may easily cause fires, and residents have been told ...

The biggest fire of California’s season was 63% controlled on July 18, and its evacuation border had been reduced to only a little larger than its perimeter. 9/ Vista , 2,936 acres, started July 7.

Watch Duty, an emergency notification system, helps keep those impacted by wildfires informed. Here's how to get it free.

In a new study, scientists begin to map underground channels that are optimal areas for recharging California's groundwater in the Central Valley. Hidden riverbeds may be key to recharghing ...

To the southwest, there was a 100 percent chance around the California Valley, the map showed. There was an 87 percent chance around San Miguel, a 75 percent chance around Atascadero, and a 68 ...

A map of California is both beautiful and confounding. And that’s when we realized how challenging this would truly be: As soon as we introduced the project to the SFGATE newsroom — which has ...

Released on Wednesday, the map revealed 59.1% of the state is impacted by drought conditions from as far north as Lassen County, stretching down into the Bay Area and most of the Central Valley ...