Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together in Southern California to defy the calendar in a deadly manner.

(FOX40.COM) — California Highway Patrol officers in the Auburn area will be conducting a driving under the influence checkpoint in unincorporated Placer County on Saturday, according to the CHP.

An updated winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Tuesday at 8:04 a.m. The warning is for Yosemite, Upper San Joaquin River, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge, Kings Canyon and Sequoia.

Now, she’s doing everything she can to prepare the historic structure from the threats that winter storms ... ways to receive warnings and watches and stay cued to the weather,” said Rose ...

It’s only mid-December, yet dramatic swings in weather already appear to be marking California’s transition toward winter — and ... will be under a red flag warning, with northeast winds ...

A winter storm pushed through California from Friday to Saturday, December 13 to 14, delivering heavy snow. A backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the Tahoe region in effect until Sunday ...