Northern California has seen its fair share of rain within the past few months. Down here in San Diego- it’s the opposite.

A nonprofit organized a flight to take dozens of dogs and cats from San Diego Humane Society’s shelter to Northern California and Oregon on Friday to clear space for pets from the Los Angeles area.

San Diego County is experiencing the driest start to the water year in recorded history, according to meteorologists, but some climatologists are hopeful that a La Nina season means rain on the horizon.

Firefighting crews from Northern California are in the area this week as Santa Ana winds create risky conditions. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says Cal Fire is warning of high winds through Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning through Thursday for San Diego County’s mountains and valleys.

Dry vegetation helped fuel the fires that spread through the Los Angeles area, burning tens of thousands of acres.

While Northern California has seen beneficial rain, Southern California has not. Places like Los Angeles and San Diego have barely seen a drop of rain. With a Santa Ana wind event gearing up this ...

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

The strongest Santa Ana winds of the season could bring a fire threat this week to Southern California, which hasn’t seen significant rain for nearly nine months.

Smoke from wildfires in Los Angeles is drifting to the San Diego region, causing a dip in air quality and prompting North County fire officials to issue a smoke advisory.

The Eaton Fire, one of two major wildfires burning in the Southern California region, is now the second-most destructive wildfire on record in California, according to Cal Fire. The fire, which started the night of Jan.

Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California has been closed due to a major fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything that’s been in contact with ash.