Spencer Pratt teams up with Senator Rick Scott to push for federal investigation into California wildfire response by Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass.

The Pickett Fire was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The California Highway Patrol initially reported smoke was visible from Highway 128.

California's landscape has always drawn people westward, from gold rush prospectors to tech entrepreneurs. But in recent years, a new kind of risk has emerged that threatens the state's promise: fire.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:53 a.m. in Lake County, California. Tule Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.

The Greer family says the Eaton fire left their home unlivable, and that Nationwide withheld the insurance benefits they were owed.

LOS ANGELES - As Southern California braces for what officials are calling the most intense heat wave of the season, the Governor's Office of Emergency Management has pre-deployed additional firefighting resources due to elevated wildfire danger.

The first set of lawsuits blaming Southern California Edison for the Eaton fire will go to trial in early 2027, setting the stage for a legal showdown over financial liability that could wipe out California’s wildfire fund.