An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 rattled the L.A. metropolitan area early Saturday just hours after a 3.8-magnitude quake shook the Malibu area shortly before midnight Friday.

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Atty. Tara McGrath was removed from her role Wednesday evening, emailing the federal prosecutors in her office that she was “informed by the White House this afternoon that my ...

New video shows the dramatic moment when a U.S. Navy jet crashed into San Diego Harbor. The aircraft — an E/A-18G Growler — splashed into the water just after 10 a.m. Wednesday near Shelter ...

Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Tuesday, Jan. 21. For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan.

More than 100 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders in the city of Los Angeles, Jim McDonnell, the Los Angeles police ...

Los recientes incendios forestales en San Diego y Los Ángeles nos mostraron que también debemos estar siempre preparados para lo peor en la vida. ¿Pensaremos que esto nunca nos sucederá?

Three major fires were burning on a day of high fire danger Wednesday in Los Angeles County. The fires include the deadly Eaton and Palisades fire and the Hughes Fire, which started Wednesday ...

In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to ...

Near Los Angeles, similar reclaimed areas like Newport Beach are sinking at a rate that is likely to add up to 6 inches (15 cm) to the 6.7 inches (17 cm) of sea level rise predicted for 2050 ...

Wind gusts as strong as 80 mph, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane, could tear through Los Angeles and San Diego in southern California on Thursday, as wildfires continue to rage in the Golden ...

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...