Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

One Southern California town is home to a charming local beach with hidden tide pools perfect for cooling off and spotting ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the ocean water advisory for Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica ...

California’s new fire maps won’t push up insurance rates, industry says Over public concern, south and central fire districts ...

The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation ...

The Department of Homeland Security is beginning construction on a border wall between the United States and Mexico in ...

The agency refuses to back mortgages for properties that it deems to be underinsured or have underfunded reserves.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

Southern California beaches come in all sizes and specialties. From San Diego to Santa Barbara, some offer animal watching, some beaches are best for water sports, and others don’t even have sand.

Many surf zone fatalities occur when distant hurricanes send swells to shore that create dangerous conditions at the coast, the hurricane center said.

Landfills and recycling centers in five California counties are on the list of potential fire debris disposal sites.