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An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new extrication equipment. Known as the “jaws of life,” first responders use ...

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new jaws-of-life extrication ...

The Sussexes are horrified by the destruction wrought by the wildfires that have wiped out so much of Southern California – ...

California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...

The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.

While less than half of the more than 30,000 claims have been even partially paid, the damages have already exceeded four billion dollars.

Your electricity rates could be going up to help Southern California Edison cover more than $1.6 billion in payments the utility has made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas Fire.

The Duchess of Sussex has posted a moving and emotional video thanking Billie Eilish for helping one young teenager who lost a prized tee-shirt during the Altadena wildfire. A clearly overjoyed Meghan ...

Meghan Markle has shared a heartwarming video showing her efforts to help a teenage wildfire victim who lost everything in ...

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle may have a controversial image within the Royal Family; but California residents are singing ...