San Francisco philanthropist Ann Getty dies at age 79

A native of Wheatland, California, Ann Getty and her husband Gordon Getty, an oil heir and billionaire philanthropist, were a regular presence of San Francisco’s upper-crust society events.

Satellite video shows smoke from West Coast wildfires being pulled into Pacific cyclone

In the video, taken by the GOES-WEST satellite above the Pacific Ocean, a dark grey cloud of smoke from the Western wildfires is blown over the Pacific Ocean and is swept up into the cyclone — swirling into a cyclonic low pressure system.

California wildfires raise fight over climate change ahead of Trump's visit

Trump is headed to McClellan Park, a former air base just outside Sacramento, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he would be meeting with Trump.

Sun Valley church defies court order with Sunday service

Grace Community Church in Sun Valley held a packed morning service Sunday, defying a court order directing them to refrain from holding indoor services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Search continues for gunman who shot LA County deputies

Officials asked for the public’s help in identifying the gunman in a weekend ambush after officials offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

2 Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car

The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the shooter, reaction from the president and protests outside the hospital where the wounded deputies were being treated Saturday night in California.

NFL: Poor air quality index due to wildfires could impact start time of season opener between Rams, Cowboys

NFL officials have announced that they will be closely monitoring the air quality index ahead of Sunday night’s season opener between the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys, potentially delaying the start time due to smoke from wildfires raging across the region.

Exclusive: President Trump to visit California Monday

White House officials exclusively tell FOX 11 Los Angeles that President Trump will visit California on Monday where he will be briefed on the state's wildfires.

Climate change largely missing from 2020 presidential campaigns as fires rage in the US

Historic wildfires are sweeping across the nation’s West Coast, but you wouldn’t know it from the presidential campaign. For President Donald Trump, the historic wildfires ravaging Democratic strongholds on the West Coast are presenting another crisis at a time when he can ill afford one.

‘Completely horrific’: Couple escapes Washington wildfire, but loses their 1-year-old son

Jake and Jamie Hyland are still recovering from serious injuries after the young couple were forced to race out of their Okanogan County property with their baby, due to wildfires that raged in Eastern Washington. Their baby did not survive.

Gov. Newsom signs bill to allow ex-inmates to become firefighters

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will allow former inmate firefighters to expunge their records and become professional firefighters. 

‘Get off the plane’: Passengers scold woman refusing to wear mask on flight

A spokesperson with American Airlines confirmed the incident, saying that the customer traveling on American Airlines flight 1024 “refused to comply with our face covering requirement while on board.”