Cressey Elementary School in Cressey claimed the top spot on Niche’s 2026 Best Schools in Merced County list, ranking No. 1 ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.6 magnitude quake rattled near Valencia at midday on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Talbot Fire initially started at 5:10 p.m. Aug. 12 - French Meadows Road Northeast of French Meadows Reservoir in Placer County, California. It has burned 75.2 acres after being active for 13 hours.

Merced High is the clear favorite to win the Central California Conference again after going 10-0 in the regular season and claiming the CCC title in 2025, though the Bears fell 26-25 to Vanden in the ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:57 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in Lassen County, California. Fa #4 Wendal Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. At this time, the containment ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:26 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Alamo Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:08 p.m. in Shasta County, California. Coyote Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire ...

Lowell Hill Road and Dutch Flat Powerhouse Road, north of Gold Run, Nevada County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. Fire type: Wildfire. Fire ...

Initial location: Foster Road north of Indian Rock Road, Imperial County, Calif. Foster Fire initially started at 4:33 p.m. Aug. 9 on Foster Road north of Indian Rock Road in Imperial County, ...

Valley Fire initially started today at 6:02 p.m. at Firebaugh Road and Avenue 7 in Madera County, California. It has burned 51.8 acres after being active for two hours. Currently, there are no details ...

Plains Fire initially started today at 12:35 p.m. at Soda Lake Road and Carrizo Plains in San Luis Obispo County, California. By Wednesday evening, 2,500 acres of land had been consumed by it. As of ...