Firefighters quickly gained the upper hand on a vegetation fire in Hemet, California, on Thursday, January 23. The fire, ...

Gibbel Fire initially started 4:40 p.m. Jan. 23 in Riverside County. Since its discovery seven hours ago, it has burned 20 ...

Firefighters in the Inland Empire quickly gained the upper hand on two wildfires that broke out Thursday afternoon, one of ...

A structure fire that began in the 41000 block of Fig Street in Murrieta spread to nearby vegetation, prompting evacuation ...

Cal Fire and the Los Angeles County Joint Coordination Information Center have released the following information as of 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 on the fires active in Southern California.

A brush fire that erupted Thursday in foothills on the east end of Hemet consumed nearly 15 acres before Cal Fire aircraft significantly slowed its advance, preventing it from reaching homes in the ...

A convicted felon accused of fatally stabbing a 56-year-old woman at a Valle Vista property pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other offenses. Brian Jerome Patton, 38, of Hemet was arrested ...

The friendly, smart photographer and curator was a regular presence at arts events, columnist David Allen writes. Also: two readers exclaim about a retired Hemet teacher.

Bautista Canyon is named for famed Cahuilla leader Juan Bautista, who represented Cahuilla people in both the Anza Valley and San Timoteo Canyon. Lengthy research by place name historian Jane Davies ...