Paige St. John

Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt opined on gun laws and border security on social media, then bought into QAnon conspiracy theories before joining pro-Trump insurrectionists to storm the U.S. Capitol, where she was shot dead by police.

Subscriber exclusive: Of the many mysteries that surround the Golden State Killer, one of the most consequential is exactly how authorities caught Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. four decades after his murders began.

The Tubbs fire killed dozens of people who didn’t evacuate quickly enough. This time, officials were determined the Shady fire wouldn’t be a repeat.

Once again, wind-driven flames tear through Santa Rosa, as wildfires besiege California’s wine country.

Fire stormed through California’s wine country Sunday night, destroying numerous homes and forcing thousands to flee, including in areas devastated by the Tubbs fire in 2017.

A timetable of official response shows authorities were slow to warn those downwind of the Bear fire of the firestorm firefighters knew was likely.

The North Complex fire near Oroville in Butte County is now blamed for nine deaths, placing it among the deadliest wildfires in state history.

With months of fire season ahead, blazes across California explode in size, taxing resources. Ten are reported dead in fire sweeping Butte and nearby counties.

Six of the 20 largest wildfires the state has ever seen started in the last few weeks, Cal Fire says.

Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former cop who murdered 13 people and raped more than 50 women and girls, was sentenced to life in prison.