Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.

Another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds is lashing Southern California after a brief weekend reprieve helped crews make more progress battling the deadly infernos in Los Angeles County.

Despite dangerous wind conditions, fire crews made quick work of a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory. The extreme winds are posing another serious threat of wildfires across Southern California.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

Santa Monica Police Department has released mugshots on Monday of three people suspected of looting during the ongoing Palasides fire that has devastated Los Angeles.

Pacific Coast Highway in the city of Santa Monica has been reopened for residents and businesses. The Santa Monica Police Department has also lifted all city street closures. They ask residents to remain vigilant in areas that were previously under evacuation warnings.

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

The sole population of Southern California steelhead in the coastal range has survived flames and drought but finds itself facing another threat.

The city of Santa Monica issued an expanded mandatory evacuation order Wednesday afternoon to include all areas north of Montana Avenue from the beach to 11th Street. The city had previously announced mandatory evacuations for areas north of San Vicente Boulevard from Ocean Boulevard to 26th Street.

A wildfire that broke out in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7, sent plumes of smoke over the famous Santa Monica Pier.Footage from Konstantin Votinov shows clouds of smoke towering over Santa Monica,