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California is bracing for more severe weather this week, with forecasters warning of an incoming "relentless parade of cyclones". The US state has already suffered a week of torrential downpours and damaging winds that killed 12 people in 10 days, Governor Gavin Newsom said. More than 120,000...

California has declared a state of emergency to address power system concerns, as parts of the US south-west reported dangerously high temperatures An excessive heat warning is in place for much of Arizona and California, and southern areas of Nevada and Utah. People are being told to stay...

The Carr fire burns along Highway 299 in Shasta, Calif., on July 26. A destructive wildfire in far Northern California nearly doubled in size overnight, killing at least two people — including a city firefighter — and burning numerous homes in Redding as residents ran for their lives and...

Forecast of high temperatures from the National Weather Service around Los Angeles on Friday. New daily, monthly and all-time record highs were set throughout Southern California on Friday because of a monster heat dome sprawled over the region. The temperature at the University of...

A firefighter battles flames in poor visibility in Lake View Terrace. A fast-moving, wind-fueled wildfire swept into the city of Ventura early Tuesday, burning 45,500 acres, destroying homes and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Ventura...

Agunman’s deadly rampage through rural Rancho Tehama on Tuesday was stopped when police rammed his vehicle and exchanged shots in a fierce gun battle, authorities said. “The suspect was actually shooting at the police vehicle, back at them, the officer rammed the vehicle, forced it off the...

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. public library at San Jose State University was shut down for the day after a person died from an apparent six-story fall inside the building’s atrium back in 2016.

The 2017 Oroville Dam disaster is a major and ongoing threat to lives and property in Northern California. At 770 feet (235 m), Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States. Located in Butte County about 70 miles (110 km) north of Sacramento, the dam impounds Lake Oroville, and controls...

Shame: Plitt was filming a protein shake ad on rail tracks when he was killed by a Metrolink train. Morgue doll: The dead athlete was taken for autopsy to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Greg was considered a model for aspiring bodybuilders and fitness junkies, racking up millions...

A Napa, Calif., building housing a tasting room suffered significant damage in the earthquake. More than 120 people are in hospital after 6.0 quake in Napa, California - the largest to hit area since 1989's Loma Prieta earthquake. Thousands are without power in Bay Area.

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered in northern Orange County jostled the L.A. Basin a few hours ago, causing pictures to fall off walls, glass items to shatter and furniture to tumble. There were also reports of gas and water line damage as well as power outages. Damage at the 99 Cent...