HANFORD, Calif. -- An Amber Alert is in place for two missing children after their mother was found dead in Hanford on Tuesday. Around 4 pm, deputies found a woman dead from a gunshot wound in a home near Fourth Place and Orchard Drive.

Authorities in California are searching for a man who allegedly gunned down his daughters' mother and kidnapped the two young girls.

Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misleadingly claim "$00,000,000" in "foreign aid" has been offered to the U.

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres within several hours on Thursday night. But the blaze, known as the Border 2 fire, was miles from any structures or homes, and firefighters said they were making progress controlling it.

The visit came the day after a new ballot initiative asking voters whether the state should become an independent country was cleared by the California Secretary of State's office to begin gathering signatures. Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States?

The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.

The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.

Border officials say the attack bolsters President Donald Trump’s claims that the U.S.-Mexico border is more lawless than official statistics indicate.

A man suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend and fleeing with their two kids Tuesday evening is believed to be en route to Mexico, deputies announced

Firefighters from around New Mexico who were deployed to California to help with the fires in the Los Angeles area have returned home. The New Mexico Strike Team was made up of crews from around the state.

We don’t need the products that they have. We have all the oil that you need. We have all the trees you need,” he said.

It is estimated that under the policy nearly 70,000 people were sent back to Mexico between 2019 and 2021 to await their cases, according to a report from the non-partisan organization American Immigration Council. The San Ysidro-Tijuana port of entry was the first along the border to implement it.