The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County grew to 52,500 acres entering the Fourth of July weekend. See where California wildfires are burning.

The Lake Fire burning near Victorville stalled overnight, though Cal Fire predicts weather will make fighting the blaze tougher in the coming days.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is warning that it could pro-actively cut power in portions of 15 California counties through the weekend for more than 9,000 customers in Northern California.

The week began with protests against ICE raids. Now, it’s building toward the pre-planned “No Kings” rallies — a nationwide day of action timed to Flag Day and Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area." ...

New online mapping tool tracks gray wolves in California The public map is meant to help prevent wolf-livestock conflict in California, officials said.

California’s Public Advocate has been pressing for new utility fire maps since 2023. Utilities are on board — but regulators turned them down.

Were heavy rains enough to pull California out of drought? Here's which areas are still dry and which are drought-free for the first time in 5 years.

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps Local governments now have until July 22 to adopt the maps as their own designations.