In 2016, Santa Ana became the first city in Orange County to declare itself a sanctuary city, prohibiting the use of city resources for immigration enforcement. With the city’s official sanctuary ...

Santa Ana winds can occur when the pressure gradient caused by a high-pressure region over the Rockies, in combination with friction, forces air from the mountainous West down the San Gabriel ...

Answer: The Santa Ana winds have everything to do with weather. It starts with a high-pressure area over the Great Basin. That’s a huge area, spanning much of Nevada, Utah and parts of California, ...

As another round of wild Santa Ana winds threatens Southern California this week, fire officials across the region say they are pre-deploying strike teams and asking for the public’s help ...

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. AP Photo/Ethan Swope Interstate 5 was shrouded in smoke forcing the California Highway Patrol to shut down the freeway Wednesday afternoon but was set to reopen after an ...

But the forecast doesn't show a strong Santa Ana at least through next week, according to Kittell. “Let's hope we get as gentle, but soaking a rain as possible in Southern California this ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --Millions of California residents were placed under a red flag warning through Thursday amid threats of further fires with looming winds in the forecast, according to multiple reports.

Wildfires in Southern California are causing chaos. Strong Santa Ana winds are making the fires spread fast. Many people have had to leave their homes. Schools are closed, and there are power cuts.