SUNOL, Calif. (KGO) -- As the SCU Lightning Complex Fire has turned into the second-largest wildfire in the state's history. Firefighters are relying heavily on air support to contain it. The wildfire ...

Tonje Switzer (right) received the Green Heart award in October, an honor named for Mountain Community Resources’ late founder, Mary Hammer. UC Santa Cruz alumna and Executive Director of the Santa ...

SANTA CRUZ — For the past decade, multimedia artists, filmmakers and married couple Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens have made movies tackling environmental topics while incorporating humor and ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) – A Santa Cruz Fire Ground Commander battling the CZU Lightning Complex Fire was robbed by looters over the weekend, according to Cal Fire. When the firefighter returned to ...

As wildfires caused by lightning strikes ravage parts of Northern and Central California, the blazes are named with three-letter prefixes. The prefixes — LNU, SCU, and CZU — are geographical locations ...

When a lightning storm struck the parched Diablo mountain range in August 2020, igniting fires that turned the skies an apocalyptic shade of orange, the Governor’s Office activated current Oakland ...

Big Basin State Park is expanding by 153 acres, marking its first growth in 15 years, as it continues to recover from the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fires. Big Basin State Park is expanding by 153 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom inspects charred trees in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in 2020 after the CZU Lightning Complex fire. burned 97% of the park. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) This article ...

Following the LNU Lightning Complex fires, a sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. AP Photo/Noah Berger Photos taken over the past ...