Santa Barbara County Fires (2008)

This is the first of eight editions in which the News-Press looks back at the area's 2010-11 seasons, school by school, before looking ahead at the year to come. Locally, regionally or at the state level, Glendale Community College enjoyed arguably...

Warm temperatures and low relative humidity were recorded Tuesday across interior areas of Southern California, heightening brush fire concerns, the National Weather Service said. In Lancaster, the temperature was 102 degrees with relative humidity...

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — With the onset of the dry summer conditions and fewer resources due to statewide budget constraints, local fire officials on Tuesday warned residents to be prepared for a tough fire season. The danger of fire in the Angeles,...

Members of two organizations hope to create a sense of healing and renewal through art in the aftermath of the Station fire. ART from the Ashes, a collective of more than 40 artists from Glendale, Burbank and across the country, has formed a...

Headlines for Friday,   May  25,  2012 METALLICA: Ulrich's Acting on Display Monday Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich makes his acting debut -- playing someone other than himself -- when Hemingway and Gellhorn premieres on HBO on Monday night at 9:00 p.m....

Above-normal temperatures across Southern California are expected to last into Friday as high pressure continues in the region, the National Weather Service said. Triple-digit temperatures were recorded Wednesday in some inland areas. In Los Angeles...

Earthquakes are the expression of a living planet, the earth's way of re-inventing itself. But while this knowledge may be consoling in the abstract, it's not very useful in the face of a catastrophe such as the quake and tsunami in Japan. At these times,...

A red flag warning has been issued for gusty "sundowner" winds that are expected to blow across Santa Barbara County, increasing the fire threat...

Weird weather continued throughout patches of Southern California Saturday....

Limp Bizkit, Alicia keys and Kings of Leon are among the many acts touring the southland in the coming months....

I am leaving. My belongings are in the car, the route is mapped and the tank is full. As soon as the nursery closes Saturday I'll be gone, the pedal to the metal as we make our way north. We'll drive through the night and get to San Francisco by...

James McLure Playwright who wrote 'Lone Star' James McLure, 59, a playwright and actor best known for his two one-act plays that reached Broadway, died Feb. 17 from cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, said his sister, Jenny Schroeder. McLure's...