Sources: Los Angeles Times
U.S. district judge Charles Breyer issues a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California, saying he violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded his statutory authority. Later, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocks the order. 2025-06-13
At least 939 CDCR inmates are deployed to fight the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County, California, United States. 2025-01-11
An exceptional Santa Ana wind event reaching hurricane-force in some locations in southern California, United States, cause multiple power outages and wildfire outbreaks, including a rapidly-spreading >2,900 acre wildfire in Los Angeles County which causes several burn injuries and forces 30,000 people to evacuate. 2025-01-7
The Park Fire in California, United States, spreads to more than 350,000 acres, with at least 134 structures being destroyed by the wildfires. 2024-07-28
In the United States, Maui County officials announce that more than 93 people have died in the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, making it the deadliest American wildfire since 1918, surpassing the death toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in California. 2023-08-13
The Dixie Fire grows to 221,504 acres, making it the 13th largest wildfire in California. 2021-07-29
A U.S. judge dismisses legal action brought by two Californian cities against oil companies, regarding their contributions towards climate change. 2018-06-25
A man crashes his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Venice Beach, California, U.S., injuring eleven people and killing one. The driver fled the scene and was being sought by authorities, but later turned himself in. 2013-08-3
Hundreds of homes in California, U.S. are evacuated due to wildfires in the region. 2013-05-2
A wildfire forces the evacuation of thousands of homes in Palmdale California, United States. 2010-07-30