Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Joint Coordination Information Center have released the following information as of 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 on the fires active in Southern California.

A fire in Hemet Thursday evening quickly burned 15 acres as fire departments worked to contain the spread, according to reports. The Gibbel fire was first reported at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan ...

Firefighters in the Inland Empire quickly gained the upper hand on two wildfires that broke out Thursday afternoon, one of which, at least briefly, posed a threat to nearby structures, officials said.

A brush fire that erupted Thursday in foothills on the east end of Hemet consumed nearly 15 acres before Cal Fire aircraft significantly slowed its advance, preventing it from reaching homes in the ...

Firefighters rushed to battle a pair of wildfires that erupted Thursday afternoon in the Inland Empire. Preliminary reports put the Gibbel Fire in Riverside County, which could be seen from ...

A convicted felon accused of fatally stabbing a 56-year-old woman at a Valle Vista property pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other offenses. Brian Jerome Patton, 38, of Hemet was arrested ...

The friendly, smart photographer and curator was a regular presence at arts events, columnist David Allen writes. Also: two readers exclaim about a retired Hemet teacher.

Bautista Canyon is named for famed Cahuilla leader Juan Bautista, who represented Cahuilla people in both the Anza Valley and San Timoteo Canyon. Lengthy research by place name historian Jane Davies ...

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of ...

Family members of four victims killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting two years ago, as well as one survivor, have filed ...

Family members of four victims killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting two years ago, as well as one survivor, have filed ...