The closure order will be in effect until further notice. Los Angeles Public Works Department chief Mark Pestrella warned on ...

From explosive batteries to crumbling chimneys and melted refrigerators, there is a lot to clear out, and a lot of steps to ...

A California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison in a case involving hundreds of swatting calls, including to a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals.

A federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is the leading agency in the partnership to remove hazardous materials and fire debris from burn scars caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works warns that fire debris can contain toxins like asbestos, mercury, lead and other chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ...

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said ... Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella said he expects "massive debris flows" when rains finally come to the region.

director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. “The slopes that are over-steepened have been really dried out and you will see this raveling of the slopes and what looks like a ...

It was built by the Works Progress Administration, which put millions of people to work during the Great Depression. Ansley Davies, associate curator at the Los Angeles County Department of Parks ...

Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.

"The Los Angeles City Fire Department ... month in Los Angeles, public officials need to be held accountable. Efforts to recall Bass and Newsom already are in the works, and calls for the ...