All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

For the first time in at least 14 years, state officials will release updated fire maps for Southern California on Monday, ...

With a few notable areas where the orange and red tide receded, like the hills above Berkeley and Oakland, territory deemed “high” or “very high” hazard exploded across the state, increasing by 168% ...

The new maps incorporate information on topography, fire weather, flame length, past fire history, vegetation type and the overall likelihood of a wildfire igniting in the area. "Embers are one of ...

Click below for the official live map of major wildfires across California, which can be zoomed into the Orange County area: ...

A man accused of stabbing an Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy in San Clemente has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. Moses Paulisin, 35, has been identified by sheriff's officials ...

Michele joined KCAL9 in 1990 as the Orange County reporter and she has loved it there ever since! She reports from the field for both KCAL9 and CBS2.

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