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The yearlong investigation revealed how the Forest Service warned — for decades — that a wildfire could wipe out the small town of Grizzly Flats, but the agency didn’t fulfill its plan to protect the town.

Two decades ago, the U.S. Forest Service warned that a wildfire mirroring the Caldor Fire’s progression could easily wipe Grizzly Flats off the map. The Forest Service took steps to prevent such a catastrophe, but we found the plan fell short.

Cal Fire has publicly signaled a commitment to rebalancing its priorities. But a monthslong investigation by The California Newsroom, a public media collaboration, found that the department continues to fumble key responsibilities related to forest management and wildfire mitigation.

The Newsom administration has quietly ordered the closure of its central COVID-19 testing laboratory, cutting short a controversial no-bid contract worth up to $1.7 billion with global health care giant PerkinElmer.

In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation by CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.

In the face of worsening climate change, California is investing billions of dollars in high-tech solutions to predict and respond to natural disasters. Meanwhile, communities throughout the state — facing fires, floods and winter storms — are increasingly embracing the century-old technology of two-way radios as a failsafe.

Cal Fire investigators announced Tuesday night that the massive Dixie Fire in Northern California was caused by a tree contacting a PG&E distribution line west of the Cresta Dam.

The father and son arrested for allegedly starting the Caldor Fire had their bail reduced Monday and will likely be released from custody soon.

The El Dorado County District Attorney announced the arrest of a father and son for allegedly starting the massive Caldor Fire, which threatened communities near Lake Tahoe last August.

California lawmakers held an oversight hearing Tuesday to discuss catastrophic wildfires and how the state plans to spend this year’s record-setting investment to prevent them.

The precipitation is desperately needed to combat California's severe drought. But it comes with a trade-off in communities that endured wildfires. Heavy rain and snowfall means an increased chance of mudslides, rockslides and flash-flooding.

Immigration advocates are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to terminate a $350 million COVID-19 response contract the state awarded to a company that built sections of former president Donald Trump’s border wall in California