Authorities said firefighters battled fierce, howling winds and rescued people as a fast-moving Southern California wildfire exploded in size.

Southern California firefighters have gained ground on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures.

Southern California firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, mostly houses, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of dangerous gusty winds.

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures in less than two days.

A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977, and authorities say they believe there could be more victims.

A judge has decided that a Southern California college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war last year.

This booking photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California shows Miya Ponsetto. She was jailed in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. (Ventura County Sheriff's Office via AP)NEW YORK – A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said it wasn't immediately clear what charges she faced. Ventura County sheriff's deputies arrested Ponsetto after spotting her driving near her home in Piru, northwest of Los Angeles, said department Capt.

VENTURA, Calif. – A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actor Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating with her 4-year-old son on a California lake. The suit, filed Tuesday, blames Ventura County and managers of Lake Piru for her accidental death on July 8 at the lake northwest of Los Angeles. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Rivera's body was most likely trapped in thick vegetation underwater for several days before floating to the top. A call seeking comment from Ventura County wasn't immediately returned Wednesday night. A county spokesperson declined to comment to Fox News, saying the county hadn't been served with the lawsuit.

VENTURE COUNTY, Calif. The Venture County Sheriffs Office in California will host a news briefing at 5 p.m. Monday to provide an update after a body was found during the search for missing Glee star Naya Rivera. You can watch the news briefing live below at 5 p.m. on Monday.

LOS ANGELES California police announced that missing Glee star Naya Riveras body was found in a southern California lake that she went missing in five days ago. Search crews found the body on Monday in Lake Piru -- an hours drive from Los Angeles -- where Rivera went missing while boating with her four-year-old son on June 8. Riveras body was found in an area where the water is 30-60 feet deep and has heavy brush and trees along the lakebed, police said. Riveras son reportedly told police that the pair was swimming and he returned to the boat, but she did not. The boy, Riveras son from her marriage to actor Ryan Dorsey, was safe and healthy and quickly reunited with family members after he was found, authorities said.

That is one dirty bird. A great horned owl recently fell into an oil pit in Ventura County, California, and the soaked bird needed a good scrubbing. Workers from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Networks scooped the animal up and brought it to the center for treatment. Using lots of dish soap and warm water, they moved the owl from tub to tub to wash the gunk from its feathers. Once the Wildlife Care Network was finished, the owl was sent to the International Bird Rescue for more cleaning.