Tens of thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes as authorities relieved an evacuation order on Thursday, with firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, finding some ...

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.

But the orders were lifted a few hours later. The blaze had only burned two acres as of 3:46 p.m. PT, according to Cal Fire. Farther southeast, firefighters also responded to a brush fire ...

The new wildfire grew quickly overnight and was dubbed an "immediate threat to life" by the California Fire Department.