The Ventura County Fire Department said overnight, firefighters were able to make significant progress due to the favorable weather and cooler temperatures.

A Simi Valley homeowner whose house was destroyed in the Sandy Fire says a doorbell camera alert helped save his wife's life Monday.

A rapidly spreading wildfire in California has sparked evacuation orders, and several celebrity homes are at risk.

One structure has been destroyed by the fire, officials said. Nearly 900 firefighters were on hand battling the blaze.

Approximately 900 emergency responders kept up firefighting efforts against a wildfire burning in Ventura County on Wednesday, May 20, officials said. The Sandy Fire broke out on Monday morning in

Simi Valley resident Ramon Joseph Rivas pleaded guilty to the 2024 second-degree murder of Jessica Tinoco and faces 51 years to life at his sentencing in July.

Sgt Rick Morton said authorities see no criminal activity in the Sandy Fire as more than 500 firefighters work to contain the blaze

A wall of smoke rose over the western ridgeline of Simi Valley on Monday morning, and by noon thousands of residents were loading cars, leashing dogs, and driving east on surface streets as a fast-moving brush fire consumed the dry hills behind their neighborhoods.