Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Hughes Postfire Baer initially started 5:59 a.m. Feb. 1 in Los Angeles County.

Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...

Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Hughes Postfire Baer initially started today at 5:59 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The burned area emergency response has been active for seven hours. A crew ...

Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready?

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles; driver hospitalized in fair condition.

Trump’s immigration crackdown could cause chaos for communities trying to rebuild after devastating wildfires and floods, as the vast majority of skilled disaster-restoration workers are immigrants, a ...

The Probation Department’s failure to properly supervise probationers was blamed, in part, for the deaths of two El Monte ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Estimates of the total economic loss are more than $250 billion, which would make the fires one of the costliest natural ...

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As residents continue returning to the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, authorities are urging them to be aware of poential health hazards and wear masks, gloves and other protective gear if they are ...