Dozens of fires broke out in the central and northern areas of the state, including near Yosemite National Park, after a hot and dry Labor Day weekend.

A timelapse video shared on social media shows thousands of lightning strikes bombarding California on Tuesday, resulting in ...

An intense thunderstorm system moved into the Coachella Valley from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2.

The drier the storm and the drier the vegetation, the more likely lightning strikes are to spark wildfires, according to the ...

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to ...

Wildfire in Northern California has scorched more than 12,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning homes in the Gold Rush ...

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, dry thunderstorms — storms with little to no rain — set off thousands of lightning ...

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires; some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be ...

At least one wildfire is burning homes in the historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp, and several others are forcing ...

Dry thunderstorms can be particularly dangerous, as heat and arid weather leave plenty of fuel in the form of dried vegetation in California hills in the late summer and early fall months. In August ...

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving wildfire in Central California that’s already burned through thousands of acres and ...

Fires sparked by Labor Day lightning storms brought a jolt of activity to California’s fire season, which has been ...