As deadly wildfires ravaged Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of structures in January 2025, an image of a red-roofed house surrounded by scorched rubble was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it survived the blazes because its owner is Muslim and the Koran was inside.

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lopez, whose family is from Oahu, is part of a team keeping military aircraft ready to support ongoing firefighting efforts in the California wildfires.

The Jan. 4 issue of the Washington Post has a valuable article quoting Los Angeles City Councilwoman from Pacific Palisades Traci Park: “About six years ago, she said an evacuation drill was held with the Los Angeles Fire Department in Mandeville Canyon, which has now got fires burning around it.

About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.

The American Red Cross says at least eight of its Hawaii volunteers flew to Los Angeles over the past 24 hours, and roughly two dozen are in training to be ready to go next.

KYLE GRILLOT / NEW YORK TIMES A hillside burned Thursday near the Fernwood neighborhood during the Palisades fire in Topanga, Calif. 1 /2 KYLE GRILLOT / NEW YORK TIMES A hillside burned Thursday near the Fernwood neighborhood during the Palisades fire in Topanga,

What's happening in Los Angeles is another reminder of what life will be like, even in Wisconsin, under a changing climate.

Los Angeles firefighters hold the line despite extreme conditions By Lisa Richwine and Mike Blake Reuters | Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 12:05 a.m. Share this story

Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club putts on the 10 green during a match against the Los Angeles Golf Club ... at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York) Deodar cedar trees are seen along Santa Rosa Avenue, also referred ...

The Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund created after Iniki provided ... where the median price of a single-family home is over $1 million in most counties. The Los Angeles wildfires are also testing California's insurance market, where major insurers have ...

This image is not associated with the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. It shows a house that survived an earlier wildfire in Hawaii.

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,