Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

One of the biggest factors, however, have been the incredibly strong winds that have been gusting over 80 mph at times for the last few days. These are the Santa Ana winds -- well known to residents ...

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change ...

At least five people have been killed, but many burned neighborhoods haven’t been searched. The Palisades and Eaton fires are ...

The devastating fires that have killed at least five people and forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents ...

The winds are common in California in the colder months, but they can sometimes help spread dangerous wildfires.

These wildfires raise questions about the management of Los Angeles and of California, a city and state with enormous wealth ...

A man died in a wrong-way crash with a Santa Fe police officer early Wednesday morning on Interstate 25 north of Bernalillo, according to state police. Roman Moraga, 67, was driving the wrong way on ...

Each year California experiences the Santa Ana winds, usually in the cooler months between September and May. Sometimes called the 'devil winds', the Santa Ana winds have fuelled some of California's ...

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the ...

Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly ...

The ongoing fire currently devastating the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles is now the most destructive in the ...