Gibbel Fire initially started 4:40 p.m. Jan. 23 in Riverside County. Since its discovery seven hours ago, it has burned 20 ...

Firefighters quickly gained the upper hand on a vegetation fire in Hemet, California, on Thursday, January 23. The fire, ...

As of Friday morning, there are nine active wildfires burning in California and a red flag warning remains in place.

A brush fire that erupted Thursday in foothills on the east end of Hemet consumed nearly 15 acres before Cal Fire aircraft significantly slowed its advance, preventing it from reaching homes in the ...

Initial location: State Street and Gibbel Road, Hemet, Riverside County, Calif. Gibbel Fire initially started today at 4:40 p ...

The friendly, smart photographer and curator was a regular presence at arts events, columnist David Allen writes. Also: two readers exclaim about a retired Hemet teacher.

Firefighters rushed to battle a pair of wildfires that erupted Thursday afternoon in the Inland Empire. Preliminary reports put the Gibbel Fire in Riverside County, which could be seen from ...

A convicted felon accused of fatally stabbing a 56-year-old woman at a Valle Vista property pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other offenses. Brian Jerome Patton, 38, of Hemet was arrested ...

Santa Ana winds continued to gust across Southern California, driving new fires that have forced evacuations in the region.

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of ...

Bautista Canyon is named for famed Cahuilla leader Juan Bautista, who represented Cahuilla people in both the Anza Valley and San Timoteo Canyon. Lengthy research by place name historian Jane Davies ...