Stephanie Elam

Firefighters want every leg up they can get to knock out a blaze before it becomes an inferno. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode – artificial intelligence.

Feb 7, 2024 ... While this week's atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, some water managers were busy capturing some ...

While this week’s atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, some water managers were busy capturing some of that runoff to save for dry days ahead.

Beautiful beaches. Majestic mountains. Hollywood. One more thing Southern California is known for: earthquakes.

Acrid smoke shrouded the sky in Altadena, California, as Gail watched flames from the raging Eaton Fire swallow her next-door neighbor’s house.

CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports

Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why

Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons – and the growing season isn’t done yet.

A father who lost his daughter in a tragic crash is advocating for an alternate idea to make a famous California road safer