California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.

KEVIN JAMES POWELL WAS CONVICTED TODAY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND FIRST- DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER, BY THE MONTEREY Judge Rafael Vazquez sentenced a King City man to 76 years to life in state prison for ...

The Los Angeles County wildfires have claimed 10 lives and forced another 180,000 residents to evacuate. Despite the ...

Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a fact that has renewed attention on California's longstanding, but ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.

Mel Gibson's home in Malibu was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires while he was away recording a podcast, the actor said.

California hopes to achieve billions in savings through reducing departments’ expenses and closing prison facilities.

A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was ...

State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles ...

These camps provide crucial support, particularly as California faces increasingly frequent and intense fire seasons. This year alone, incarcerated firefighters have helped combat fires threatening ...

Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the ...