The firefighters had been battling the massive Airport Fire​ before eight were seriously injured in a rollover crash on a freeway in Orange County, officials said.

The crash occurred when an Orange County Fire Authority truck swerved to miss a ladder in the road, causing it to flip, reports say.

The numbers are painful. Three Southern California wildfires had eaten up 117,546 acres by Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, damaging at least 53 structures and destroying another 242 — many of them homes. Twenty-four firefighters and civilians had been injured.

Apple launched California identity cards and driver’s licenses for iPhones today, making the digital IDs easier to present — but for now they are only accepted at select airports and a small number of businesses selling age-restricted items such as alcohol, tobacco, fireworks, or guns.

California residents can now add their driver's license to Apple Wallet to verify their age and identity at 'select TSA checkpoints and businesses.'

A couple in California feared their cat was lost forever after he ran away during a camping trip in Yellowstone. Two months later, however, he showed up in California.

Two-year-old cat Rayne Beau was lost in Yellowstone National Park and found two months later in Roseville, California