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Evacuation orders were lifted in California as cooler weather helped firefighters extinguish the remaining blazes. Firefighters spent the last several days battling 11 wildfires around San Diego. Carter Evans reports.
Mobile designer Jennifer Siegal tells us there's a bright future for trailers. Correspondent Mark Strassmann visits the Atocha Mobile Home Park in Santa Fe, N.M., where the emphasis is on affordable housing; and Paradise Cove in Malibu, Calif., where mobile homes can cost millions of dollars.
Some evacuees from the wildfires in southern California are just beginning to return home. But many are only being allowed to go on foot until the entire area is declared safe. Carter Evans reports.
Damage from wind driven wildfires in Southern California now tops $20 million. Firefighters appear to be gaining the upper hand in some places, but the trouble in the San Diego area is not over yet. Ben Tracy reports.
Two thousand firefighters are now on the frontlines in San Diego County, hundreds of whom had been prepositioned based on the forecast of high winds and extreme heat. In the past two weeks, Cal Fire called up 25 engines and 100 firefighters, moving them south from Central and Northern California. Ben Tracy reports.
A fire that started Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread caused evacuations of homes and California State University, San Marcos, Calif. CBS News national correspondent Ben Tracy reports on how crews are trying to contain the fire.
Firefighters are battling nine separate wildfires Thursday morning. Thousands evacuated their homes. CBS News' Carter Evans reports from Carlsbad, Calif., where homes and an apartment complex have been destroyed.
Wildfires are burning out of control in San Diego County, where at least 30 homes have been destroyed and thousands of homes and businesses have been ordered evacuated. Fifty mph wind gusts and dry vegetation have helped spread the flames. Carter Evans reports.
Years of drought have left extremely dry conditions in Southern California, where firefighters are powerless to stop flames from jumping from canyon to canyon. Steve Price of CBS San Diego affiliate KFMB reports.
Southern California is already getting a taste of the dangers that could lie ahead as fire season begins. High winds whipped through Los Angeles, bringing down trees and power lines. But the state's driest months have yet to come. Carter Evans reports.
California Chrome may have been the favorite when he won the Kentucky Derby but he began life as a long shot. The horse first cost $10,000 for a group of owners who barely had the money to buy him. Now they're receiving million-dollar offers. Carter Evans reports.
Ever since the Wright Brothers took to the air more than a century ago, fliers have been pushing the envelope, wringing more speed out of their machines. Near San Diego, a record-setting racing pilot has been doing just that for years. Brandon Scott reports.
California's Redwoods are among the oldest and tallest living things and they are under siege by burl poachers. John Blackstone reports on the damage inflicted on the trees by people hacking into their trunks and using burls for furniture.
A crackdown is underway on a longstanding and controversial tradition at Corona del Mar High School in California. It involves male students holding an NFL-style draft to find a date for prom. KCBS-TV's Kristine Lazar reports.
Police in San Diego are investigating a recent string of dangerous incidents where kids have been cut by razor blades intentionally planted in a public park. At least one child was sent to the hospital, and similar incidents have been reported in two other states. Brandon Scott reports.
The verdict was mixed in a closely watched case between the two technology giants. A federal jury in California decided that Samsung and Apple infringed on each other’s patents. Betty Yu from CBS station KPIX-TV in San Francisco reports.
Stunning time-lapse video showcases the remarkable beauty of California's capital city. Video courtesy of: Justin Majeczky. Like him on Facebook, and follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
Two kids were injured at a San Diego, Calif., playground where police found 19 razor blades planted in the grass. KFMB’s Alicia Summer reports.
It sounds like science fiction but a 3-year-old boy in San Jose, Calif., was made radioactive to fight an aggressive form of cancer. The special treatment may be the only thing that saves his life, reports KPIX-TV's Elizabeth Cook.
Extreme heat and Santa Ana winds are fueling a dangerous wildfire in the foothills east of Los Angeles. CBS News' Bigad Shaban reports.
Some Yucaipa, Calif., patients dealing with chronic pain have found relief by stinging themselves with bees. Now, the ancient folk remedy could be going mainstream. CBS 2's Lisa Sigell reports.
A quick thinking 5-year old is credited with keeping his family safe for calling OnStar after his mom passed out on a Riverside California roadside.
Lee Cowan visits the Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park in Napa, Calif., to see how devoted pet owners preserve the memory of their dearly-departed companions.
One woman was killed and six other people were injured after an SUV plowed into a line of people waiting outside of an ice cream parlor in California. Police say the vehicle, driven by an elderly motorist, surged forward and hit a fence before striking the victims. Anthony Mason reports.
In California, the city of Irwindale is delaying a decision that could put Sriracha production in jeopardy. Ben Tracy reports how the owner of the plant is ready for a fight.
