The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

Also, whatever items survive a wildfire — whether they’re blue or any other color — do not prove directed energy weapons figured in the catastrophe. Wildfire behavior experts told PolitiFact that when ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...

As of Friday morning, there are nine active wildfires burning in California and a red flag warning remains in place.

"This is a McDonalds (sic) in California that was just destroyed by a forest fire," the post reads. "You can see the forest said to be responsible in the background. Just dew it." The acronym DEW ...

Another unfounded claim shared on social media suggests the Southern California wildfires were started to clear land so officials could make way for what are called "smart cities," aligned with ...

California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to ...

Initial location: State Street and Gibbel Road, Hemet, Riverside County, Calif. Gibbel Fire initially started today at 4:40 p ...

California officials declared this weekend that the last of the deadly fires that destroyed more than 16,000 structures were fully contained. As cleanup crews work to clear debris, contain toxins and ...