SANTA ANA — A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for fatally ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his neighbor in Santa Ana. Alfonso Jassogarcia pleaded guilty to second-degree ...

The city was placed under yet another red flag warning Monday as the Santa Ana winds picked up their ferocious speeds and continued into Tuesday, with gusts on the dry mountains blowing between 80 ...

but Southern California now is bracing for another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds. “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warnings are in effect from noon Monday to 10 a.m. PT ...

Although these warnings – which indicate the possibility of wind gusts reaching up to 100 mph – are set to expire Tuesday morning, the impacts of the prolonged Santa Ana Wind event may persist ...

News reports have warned about the Santa Ana winds and their power to turn modest wildfires into conflagrations. Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA YNEZ, CA, January 23, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians recently presented a check for over $8,700 to the ...

Cal Fire said vegetation was burning by the Santa Ana River. The heavy and dense fuel led the flames to burn at a slow rate. The warnings were lifted within a few hours as firefighters mopped up ...

Santa Ana winds could bring a serious fire weather threat this week. Pacific storms that typically arrive by November or December to end the fire season have instead targeted Northern California ...