Wildfires have burned a record 2 million acres in California this year, and the danger for more destruction is so high the U.S. Forest Service announced today it was closing all eight national forests in the southern half of the state.

As wildfires burn homes across California, the state is also grappling with a different kind of climate predicament: How to stop insurers from abandoning fire-prone areas, leaving countless homeowners at risk.

Containment continues to grow on a group of wildfires that have chewed through hundreds of thousands of acres in five Northern California counties.

A Vacaville home known for its incredible antique collections is nothing but ashes after flames took down an entire neighborhood.

A proposal from State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would streamline residential insurance claims for victims of disasters such as wildfires passed the legislature today with bipartisan support.

A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.

Firefighters battling three massive wildfires in Northern California got a break from the weather early Monday as humidity rose and there was no return of the onslaught of lightning strikes that ignited the infernos a week earlier.

The Tesla car insurance program is beginning its business expansion beyond California and is taking its firs steps into China.

On July 4, 2019, Californians were preparing for a typical festivity — fireworks, barbeques, pool parties — when their homes started to shake. Stress on fault lines near Ridgecrest, Calif. had become too much, and the fault slipped.

In a matter of days, the LNU Lightning Complex -- named for the fires ignited by a rash of thunderstorms early this week — had charred 124,000 acres and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire’s latest status report posted 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes have sparked 367 wildfires, with more than 300,000 acres burned across the state, Cal Fire spokesman Jeremy Rahn said Wednesday.

A raging Southern California wildfire has destroyed several buildings and threatens more than 5,000 other structures, fire officials Thursday.

Legislation from State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would streamline residential insurance claims for victims of disasters such as wildfires cleared a key committee today.

A huge wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles that is Southern California's biggest blaze so far this year was still raging Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes.