The Los Angeles area is bracing for potentially "life-threatening and destructive" winds beginning later today. Malibu schools are closed for the day.

With winds forecast between 40 and 60 miles per hour, a wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades at about 10:30 this morning.

A live camera from the state's Alert California network shows billowing smoke from a burning hillside near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the Santa Monica Mountains. Dire warnings have been ...

The Palisades Fire in Southern California has rapidly grown to 200 acres, prompting evacuations amid severe winds. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

The man accused of driving a vehicle used in the Christmas Day shooting that killed two teenagers has been criminally charged. Quintarez D. Morris, 18, faces one count of harboring or aiding a felon.

LOS ANGELES -- A "life-threatening, destructive windstorm" is expected to hit Southern California from Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported. The wind event is expected peak ...

A quick-moving wildfire broke out in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains on Tuesday morning amid critical fire weather conditions in Southern California. Evacuations were issued near the Los Angeles ...

University officials are monitoring the Palisades wildfire in the Pacific Palisades, which is currently 20 acres. Officials predict it may grow to 200 acres in the next 20 minutes as the winds push it ...

A growing wildfire west of Los Angeles is causing concern amid dire warnings for the Los Angeles area after forecasters say there is the potential for the strongest wind event in more than a ...

Schools in Southern California are preparing for extreme weather today that includes fire warnings and high winds the National Weather Service has described as “life-threatening.” ...