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Newport Beach, CA - November 21: A child and her dog play fetch in the water amid pleasant weather in Newport Harbor in Newport Beach Sunday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

December wildfires are still a risk: Brush is dry, and strong Santa Ana winds are coming

Southern California is bracing for a weekend of strong, dry Santa Ana winds — a reminder that even in December, the region is not out of wildfire season.

Dec. 8, 2023

Firefights fight a house fire while hearing rapid gunfire like sounds, along the 13000 block of N. Glenoaks Avenue in Sylmar, Calif. on Sunday, December 5, 2023. A man and woman who were found dead the house fire, along with a large cache of ammunition and multiple firearms, and is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide, police said.

Murder-suicide suspected in Sylmar house fire that ignited thousands of rounds of ammo

Dec. 4, 2023

Upland, CA - U.S. Forest Service firefighters in the Angeles National Forest burn piles of forest debris below Mt. Baldy on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2023. Controlled burns are part of the service's forest management practices. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

After a mild fire year, Southern California crews look ahead to 2024

Dec. 4, 2023

An early morning house fire made stronger by ammunition present on the property led to the death of one person and a dog, fire officials said. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the one-story single-family home, located at 13755 Glenoaks Boulevard in Sylmar, went up in flames around 4:30 a.m.

Man, woman and dog found dead in Sylmar fire that ignites hefty cache of ammunition

Dec. 3, 2023

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Firefighters fight a massive fire at an apartment building in the framing stages of construction caused evacuations of nearby residents at 1585 E. Vernon St. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in South Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Left homeless by massive L.A. fire, families face a Christmas of uncertainty and pain

Dec. 3, 2023

After 24 days, officials declare Tustin hangar fire ‘fully extinguished’

Dec. 2, 2023

Massive fire sweeps through L.A. city block in ‘a blink of an eye,’ consuming homes

Nov. 28, 2023

NPS wants to plant sequoias. Environmentalists sue, say there’s no need to butt in

Nov. 28, 2023

California Supreme Court says PG&E can’t be sued over safety-related power shutoffs

Nov. 20, 2023

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