In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

Normal fire season is in late summer and fall because of the heat of the summer and dry vegetation. This is also when the Santa Ana winds pick up. Santa Ana winds can dry out grasses in a matter of minutes to a few hours.

The loss of so many dwellings, whether they be single-family homes or apartments, exacerbates what was already one of the nation’s most acute shortages of housing.

California high school girls basketball season has passed the midway point and High School on SI continues to roll out its weekly computer rankings for the CIF Southern Section. SBLive's formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method.

The Los Angeles wildfires have reduced entire communities to ash, prompting some of those who lost their homes to vow to rebuild in the same spot they called home.

School administrators called the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Jan. 13, after a 15-year-old girl told them an unknown man was inside the girls locker room at Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks, deputies said in a Jan. 15 news release. While he was there, she said he “committed a lewd act” in front of her, deputies said.

As wildfires continue to spread in southern California, misinformation about the response to the fires have cropped up online. Here are 5 claims debunked.

Social media users angry at State Farm's decision to cancel hundreds of policies in California last year are rallying around the figure of Luigi Mangione.

As wildfires rage on in Los Angeles, lawmakers are rushing to propose remedies and fill in specifics. Can California afford them?

Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard reacts to a play Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, during the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Butler Bulldogs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Alex Martin/Journal and Courier-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California 84-69 to extend its winning streak to seven games.