Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and ...

Some resisted pleas to evacuate when the fires came, some were too infirmed to get out, others had no idea they were in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California braced Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and ...

After 26 years, the rooftop weather station at Bill Westphal’s Altadena house stopped working at exactly 11:50 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2025. One can read the signs of the approaching Eaton fire from its final ...

2025 began with a series of raging fires in Los Angeles, which decimated neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing more than 30 people. The burn zones remain in the rebuilding ...

HAYWARD, Calif. -- At least six people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a massive explosion caused a large fire in Hayward, California, fire officials say. The Alameda County Fire ...

Payments from Southern California Edison — the utility whose equipment is believed to have started the Eaton Fire — could help some families rebuild their destroyed homes. But those payments also ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...

Southern California got soaked by the fourth storm in a week, which triggered flooding and caused minor damage in some areas. The heaviest of the atmospheric river moved out Friday, but the region ...

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