LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil. As a career firefighter, she ...
The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are far from contained, but they're already expected to be the ...
Climate change contributed to a week of wild weather that upended life in the US
The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its ...
Firefighters race to contain Los Angeles wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return
Scores of residents have returned to their still smoldering neighborhoods even as the threat of new fires persisted.
Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in the Los Angeles area
Officials urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze, the Kenneth Fire, started in the San Fernando Valley ...
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the fires that have killed at least 10 people and ...
LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and congregants vow to persevere
Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a ...
Are cars ‘structures’? Here’s a look at how damage is tallied in devastating Los Angeles wildfires
The damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it’s tallied. Neighborhoods have been erased, ...
Californians scrambled to evacuate dogs, cats, horses, even pigs as LA flames closed in
Animal owners in Los Angeles have scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of fast-moving ...
Rubble, flames and devastated people captured in images as Los Angeles ravaged by wildfires
Rows of cars at a dealership, blasted by flames, looked like they had been bombed. A man wearing a mask walked by debris of a ...
What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires
Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, with fast-moving flames burning through homes and businesses. Residents ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires
Thick heavy smoke from wildfires passes over the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard ...