Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Editor's note: An updated Los Angeles wind forecast has been issued for Thursday, January 9. The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly, out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles ...

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews battled a brush fire that is burning in Oceanside near College Boulevard on Tuesday .

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Wildfires in California continued to rage on Wednesday, with the Juniper and Wolf fires affecting Riverside County. The Wolf fire has been burning since Sunday afternoon, and the Juniper fire ...