PINYON PINES, Calif. (KESQ)Day five of the Rosa Fire brings improved containment, but for many in the evacuation zone, life is far from normal. Along Pinyon Drive near Mountain Center, the focus has ...

Containment on the Rosa Fire near the Pinyon Pines community grew to 18% by Wednesday morning, Cal Fire said in an overnight ...

While much of the firefighting focus remains on the Rosa Fire’s containment progress and Highway 74’s extended closure, some of the most revealing moments are unfolding quietly inside the evacuation ...

Rosa Fire burned approximately 1,200 acres in Riverside County, California. The fire ignited near Highway 74, between Anza ...

The pinyon pines and juniper trees that fill the high desert, seen by many as an invasive scourge, are drawing interest as a source of renewable energy.

Containment on the Rosa Fire along Highway 74 above Palm Desert continued to increase. In an early morning update Thursday, ...

A brush fire that erupted Monday in the San Bernardino National Forest between Anza and Pinyon Pines charred an estimated 1,200 acres, prompting closure of Highway 74 and evacuation orders and ...

ANZA — A brush fire that erupted Monday in the San Bernardino National Forest between Anza and Pinyon Pines had charred ...

Firefighters responded to multiple fires that began close together near Highway 74 just west of Pinyon Pines Saturday night, according to Cal Fire. The agency said fire activity was first reported ...

The vegetation brush fire that broke out Friday afternoon in rugged terrain near the Pinyon Pines area of the San Bernardino National Forest has burned three acres as of 7 p.m., but the forward ...

In the 19th century, miners removed pinyon pines and juniper trees to make charcoal. Repeating that past mistake doesn't bode well for climate change.

Interestingly, there are 11 species of pinyon pines; two in the U.S. and nine only found in Mexico. In addition, there are three species of junipers found throughout the pinyon woodlands.