A California panel of experts will independently review the safety of new coronavirus vaccines and initial plans for distribution, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday.

There have been over 8,600 wildfires that have burned more than 4.1 million acres (16,592 square km) in the US state of California since the beginning of this year, according to the fire summary...

A Presidential Major Disaster Declaration helps people in the impacted counties through eligibility for support including crisis counselling, housing and unemployment assistance and legal services,...

More than 13,800 firefighters were currently battling to contain 21 major wildfires across California, authorities said.

The August Complex wildfire, which started out as 37 different fires in California's Mendocino National Forest and still raging, has so far scorched a record 1 million acres of land in the US state.

Over 2,600 firefighters were currently trying to contain the blaze, the cause of which is still under probe.

Roughly 52,000 residents were under evacuation orders at least through the weekend, with the fire at only 5pccontainment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Also in the update, Cal Fire said that due to improved wind conditions, crews brought final containment to the Fox Fire in Siskiyou County.

Northern California's wine country was on fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting orders for nearly 70,000 people to...

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the role of climate change in the raging wildfires along the country's West Coast, saying the crisis was due to the poor management of state forests, the media...