Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

See below for a look at where major wildfires are burning in Los Angeles County and where evacuation zones are located.

Smoke quickly filled the skies over Southern California on Wednesday as a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, rapidly grew to more than 5,000 acres, video shows.

California still considers looting a crime. Newsom debunked the claim on X, and prosecutors have charged multiple people with looting.

Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.

A Sacramento animal shelter is lending a hand to pets left homeless by wildfires that have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures in Los Angeles County. Sacramento SPCA sent two teams to Southern California to locate animals that lost their homes as a result of the Palisades Fire,

CASA de ESPAÑOL in Sacramento teamed up with the American Red Cross for a special fundraiser to benefit the fire survivors in Los Angeles County.

The California Highway Patrol says that the 106 new officers have completed 26 weeks of rigorous and comprehensive training in order to prepare them for the challenges of law enforcement,

In the wake of multiple wildfires that have torched tens of thousands of acres and, authorities say, left at least two dozen dead in Los Angeles County ... the wildfires in California," said ...

SACRAMENTO — Los Angeles ... Mayor Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom were being questioned about state and local policies that may have changed the outcome of the L.A. County wildfires.

Worry spreads over what Trump's orders will mean for California immigrants. One in eight state residents are undocumented or live with a family member who is.