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Steven Snyder stood by his bedroom window, gazing out as his neighborhood burned. Waves of red and orange flames and plumes ...

1976: Democrat Jimmy Carter ousts Gerald Ford amid the last high-inflation era. California home prices then jumped 90% in the ...

The Mountain fire has torn through more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures in Ventura County. “It’s ...

Stilt fishing is an iconic and centuries-old tradition in Sri Lanka, providing a tranquil and postcard-perfect spectacle for locals and tourists alike. This unique technique sees fishermen perched ...

which burned more than a thousand homes and other structures in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Southern California Edison has paid tens of millions of dollars to settle claims after its ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as ...

THERE IS A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT F California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has won her home state of California, CBS News projects, handily securing the state's 54 electoral votes, the most of any state. The win in California was not nearly ...

California - Over ten thousand people were ordered to evacuate communities north-west of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds drove a wildfire down tinder-dry hillsides into ranches and homes ...