Still, the new maps show more areas of in the city of Santa Barbara have been dubbed as hazardous, the city said in a ...

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California's largest utilities to ...

Vistra officials said they are still months to a year out from starting the demolition process, but are in talks with ...

Public safety, infrastructure and eco­nomic development took center stage last week at a town hall in which Ventura County Supervisor Janice Parvin and a panel of local officials tackled pressing ...

On Monday, April 14, the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, and Department of Agriculture Weights & ...

For the first time since 2011—and in the wake of January’s historically destructive Los Angeles infernos—Cal Fire has updated its Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for areas of the state that are served ...

After the March 10 release of the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps by the State Fire Marshal, local agencies have 120 days ...

A Metrolink train struck a vehicle near Camarillo on Monday, killing the car’s driver and halting the train’s journey to Los Angeles. The Metrolink Ventura County Line took to social media to ...

Ventura City Fire says it is first Southern California ... Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at [email protected].

Basically any mountain or hillside in Los Angeles county is considered a “very high” hazard, and since the 2011 edition of ...