When fall rolls around in Southern California, bone-dry conditions set the stage for massive wildfires, and the Santa Ana winds are the fuel that fans the flames. Easterly winds bring dry air from the ...

(AP) — Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather. The ...

Away from California’s coastline, the interior hillsides are a carpet of brown, dry brush and grasses. Nearly 40% of the state is in drought, and with the state’s Santa Ana and Diablo winds set to ...