Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

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In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

One consequence was dramatic decentralization of Southern California government. The City and County of Los Angeles are relatively weak entities partly because local communities decades ago were determined to maintain independence vital to water security.

Trump is taking aim at water supplies for an endangered fish, but scientists say he’s missing the point. It’s one of California’s thorniest problems. The nation’s most populous state is full of sprawling cities, vast farmland, rich ecosystems — and it must decide how to divide scarce water resources among them.

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.

While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but new blazes erupted in San Diego County, briefly triggering more evacuations.

Firefighters in southern California continued to confront multiple blazes on Thursday amid high winds and dry conditions.

There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County, the Clay Fire in Riverside County or the Laguna Fire in Ventura County. Evacuation orders were in place for areas near the Laguna Fire but have since been changed to evacuation warnings, according to Cal Fire.

Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters battling multiple major blazes for nearly a month in the Los Angeles area, but also prompting new threats of floods and

TCU’s top addition was former Idaho wide receiver Jordan Dwyer. He’s a four-star transfer who posted 1,204 yards with the Vandals in 2024. There’s a question when guys jump from the FCS to the Power Four, but we’ve seen Big 12 schools have success finding receivers from that level.