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, Idaho,

As firefighters descended on the Lilac Fire in Bonsall early Tuesday, several crews helping battle the blaze were from outside San Diego County and even California, with many hailing from more than 1,

Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.

But this week’s expected, powerful Santa Ana winds and low humidity combined with ... to work for the Roaring Rivers Fire Department in Oregon, which deputies determined wasn’t a real agency.

Southern California is preparing for another round of fierce Santa Ana winds this week, raising the risk of new wildfires in a region still reeling from devastating blazes that have claimed at least 27 lives and destroyed thousands of homes.

After losing their homes in the Eaton Fire, an Altadena neighborhood vowed to find the firefighter who left them a heartwarming letter of perseverance.

The recent Southern California wildfires, whipped out of control by strong “Santa Ana winds,” erased peoples’ lives and memories in minutes. Rebuilding those communities will take years, even decades.

Southern California is facing fierce fires fueled by the Santa Ana winds, which threaten homes and put firefighters to the test.

The Santa Ana winds tend to cause the same corridors to burn over and over again. Experts say the region needs to adapt.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

(KWTX) -One of the major factors that made the January Los Angeles fires so devastating was the very strong Santa Ana winds. This week we are talking with Alex Tardy, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in San Diego,

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll rebuild.