Smoke, strong winds and debris from the Mountain Fire are causing dangerous air quality conditions - even outside of Ventura County.

Six weeks after Tropical Storm Helene, sludge from roiling floodwaters has turned into sunbaked dust, brought on by an extended warm, dry spell and repair crews trying to make Asheville and ...

The above map shows all of the counties that have ... according to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control ...

Measure B would fund more lanes for Highway 65 in Placer County. After Friday’s batch of results, the measure was short of the needed two-thirds majority. Placer County Transportation Planning ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:07 p.m. in Placer County. Ponderosa Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment ...

The air aloft is warmer than the air on the surface, which traps all the particulate near the surface, causing decreased air ...

An Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County remains in place because of smoke from the Santa Lucia Fire outside of Lompoc and the Mountain Fire in Ventura County. The watch was announced ...

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Now you can access hyperlocal air quality index (AQI) information directly from the Google Maps app. Heres how.

An air quality alert is still in effect for Ventura County, expected to expire 4 p.m. Saturday. It is important to keep an eye on air quality for those that are high risk and create a safe room ...