PG&E, the Golden State’s largest utility provider, preemptively shut off power to thousands of customers this week to help ...

Santa Ana winds are one of the driving forces behind wildfires in Southern California, but diablo winds are a major concern in Northern California. Diablo winds have the same mechanisms as Santa Ana ...

A large chunk of the state is in drought after a warm summer, creating prime conditions for wildfires to spread.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- By all accounts, California's 2022 fall fire season has been much quieter than in years past. According to CAL FIRE, to date 366,121 acres have burned this year. Last year, that ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Notorious winds linked to many of California's worst wildfires are known by various names — Diablo, Santa Ana and Sundowner — but all share the common trait of being able to whip a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area is about to get hot and smoky. ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco is tracking the fire danger and unhealthy air heading our way this week. "I know what you are ...

Away from California’s coastline, the interior hillsides are a carpet of brown, dry brush and grasses. Nearly 40% of the state is in drought, and with the state’s Santa Ana and Diablo winds set to ...