By John Norwood | July 27, 2021 Recent state budget actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature make a strong argument that the state is not serious about addressing the state’s immense wildfire risk. Unquestionably, California’s wildfire risk is...

Amy AlonzoReno Gazette Journal View Comments Beloved by skiers and riders throughout the West, multiple Tahoe mountain resorts are now threatened by the Caldor Fire as it spreads into the Tahoe Basin. But as of Tuesday afternoon, preliminary reports by industry...

Chad Hanson, ecologist and president of the John Muir Project, walks andexamines the burn scar region of the San Jacinto Mountains.(Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times) BY HAYLEY SMITH, ALEX WIGGLESWORTH Photography by MADELEINE HORDINSKI AUG. 21, 2021 5 AM PT As...

Cabins in the Aspen Creek Tract on Highway 50 burn as the Caldor Fire moves toward Lake Tahoe on Sunday evening, Aug. 29, 2021. BY SARA NEVIS BY MICHAEL MCGOUGH, SAM STANTON, AND DALE KASLER UPDATED AUGUST 30, 2021 11:59 AM The entire city of South Lake...

A firefighter is dwarfed by the plume of the Dixie fire in Northern California, which was at more than 725,000 acres and 40% containment as of Aug. 23. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)BY LILA SEIDMAN, DAKOTA SMITHAUG. 23, 2021 4:27 PM PT With more...

Gary Stephen Maynard reportedly taught briefly at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University Published August 12, 2021 • Updated on August 12, 2021 at 9:47pm. File Photo A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires has been charged with setting a...