When scientists talk about El Niño, it's in terms of probabilities.

The Lucas Fire in Northern California has burned 4,008 acres in Lake and Mendocino counties, state fire officials said. An update posted at 7 a.m. Sunday reported that the blaze, which began Thursday near the county line, has reached 20% containment, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

Another El Niño-influenced phenomenon — a "coastally trapped Kelvin wave" — is moving up the coast of Mexico and will soon hit the U.S. West Coast.

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Saturday’s shutoffs impacted eight counties in Northern California, and more are expected Sunday. Here’s what to know.

Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots. The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms,

California has a plurality of voters who are registered Democrats. California Latinas are registered as Democrats at higher rates than California Latinos, the study found. Sixty-nine percent of Latina voters said protecting immigrant communities is very important, according to the study. Just 52% of Latinos said the same.

California has officially run out of the 1980's-era license plate sequence. Here's what the new one will be.

A big change is coming to California license plates after 46 years, according to multiple reports. The state reportedly ran out of combinations earlier this year for its current plate sequence of one number, three letters and three numbers. The first plate under the current format was issued back in 1980.