Strong winds blow embers through the sky in the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025, in Pasadena, California. Another wind-driven wildfire, known as the Auto Fire, has broken out in Ventura County.

In county fire's jurisdiction, the proposed maps include 59,000 parcels in very high hazard areas, up from 49,000 in the current maps. Previously, the state only included "very high" severity ...

Multiple wildfires break out in Contra Costa County The Thomas Fire in Ventura County was at 234,200 acres at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, with 20 percent containment.

Cal Fire lifted the evacuation order for the Auto Fire Zone 1, Santa Clara River near Ventura Road and Auto Center Drive. As of 1 p.m. local time, there are no evacuations in effect and no curfew ...

Here are road closures and evacuation zones for the Mountain Fire in Ventura County Ventura County Star Editor's note: This story is no longer being updated as of Sunday, Nov. 10.

Authorities in Ventura County have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with an alleged road-rage shooting in heavy traffic earlier this week. The violence unfolded in the early morning hours ...

At least 14,331 SCE customers in Ventura County and 16,130 in L.A. County are under consideration for a PSPS, while the power has been cut for at least 1,945 customers in L.A. County, according to ...

Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres, injuring people and destroying ...

The Ventura County Sherriff's Office of Emergency Services is running an "incident dashboard" online showing all the key information residents need to know, including an interactive evacuation map ...