Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed state first responders to take early and proactive steps to protect Southern California communities.

Vigliotti, based in Los Angeles, joined CBS News in 2015, and his work has appeared on Sunday Morning , Face the Nation and 48 Hours. He was recognized with an Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow Award, and has covered the Syrian civil war, the Mediterranean refugee crisis and Arctic climate change, among other stories worldwide.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:13 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. River Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

Garfield High School in East Los Angeles was evacuated on Monday morning as investigators served a search warrant at a nearby home connected to a deadly explosion in Northern California. Cal Fire, which led the investigation into the deadly explosion,

Castro won a $2 billion Powerball lottery in 2022. Since the fire earlier this year, he has been buying up lots in Altadena, California, with the hopes of leading the rebuilding efforts there. He has already spent $10 million on 15 lots, but he’s not the only one looking to buy in the wake of the disaster.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills to aid recovery from two deadly wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Private insurers pulled back dramatically from the state after a run of natural disasters, including the Los Angeles-area wildfires, demonstrated California’s increasing vulnerability to extreme weather. Insurers have hiked premiums and declined to renew policies.

With the first Santa Ana wind event of the season bringing increased fire danger to a warm and dry Southern California this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to send additional firefighting resources to the region.