Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire that is burning in San Diego County near State Route 94 ...

What to know about Santa Ana winds. Wind moves from high pressure to low pressure. When you add Southern California's rugged topography of mountains, canyons and passes, that wind can now pick up ...

Just after 10:30 a.m. on a cool, foggy January morning, smoke began rising from a ridge above Pacific Palisades — a quiet ...

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

For the past three days, firefighters in Riverside County, California, and elsewhere have been working nonstop to tame the wildfires.

Seven months after the Mountain Fire, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office is reviewing an investigation into its cause.

Multiple wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, fueled by Santa Ana winds. NPR speaks with a National Weather Service meteorologist about why these winds can be so dangerous and destructive.