Officials cautioned that ash in recent burn zones was a toxic mix of incinerated cars, electronics, batteries, building materials, paints, furniture and other household items.

Two new wildfires broke in San Diego County in Southern California as powerful Santa Ana winds picked up pace on Tuesday. Evacuation orders were issued for the Lilac Fire, which had burned about 50 acres (20 hectares),

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft responded to the Laguna Fire at about 9 a.m. off Laguna Road in the Oxnard plains ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning.

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

LOS ANGELES -- Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at ... with the weather service in Oxnard. At least two small fires started in San Diego County. Evacuation orders were issued ...

The cars will be trying to navigate unfamiliar streets in San Diego and Las Vegas to begin with, then making the trip to at least eight other cities.

Flood watches were in effect for burn areas from recent fires that broke out around the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Altadena and Castaic Lake.

The worst of the first significant rainstorm of the season for Southern California is expected to hit Sunday morning. Here is what you need to know.

There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, forecasters say, including the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.

California's deadly wildfires could come to an end in the coming days when a weekend storm douses historically dry terrain, but the storm will come with the potential for a different problem: flash floods.