SANTA CLARITA – On one side of an eight-lane bridge in Santa Clarita, Southern California’s last wild river is lush with plant life. On the other, the dry riverbed is a sandy desert landscape.

The Santa Clara River may be one of the last wild rivers in Southern California. ... Hot, dry summer weather could bring yet another destructive wildfire season; ...

The Santa Clara River begins in the Western San Gabriel Mountains, at an elevation of about 5,800 feet, and it drains into the Pacific Ocean near Ventura Harbor. It also has major tributaries from ...

The Howe fire near Torrey Canyon and East Guiberson roads, just south of Piru and the Santa Clara River, has grown overnight to 34 acres with zero containment. About 18 miles west, the larger Maria ...

Legal Victory Secures Protection for Santa Clara River Steelhead. SATICOY, Calif.— Conservation groups scored a key courtroom victory on Monday for endangered Southern California steelhead harmed by ...