Update: 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Hughes Fire, still 98% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for six days. By Tuesday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 98% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.
Los Angeles wildfires scorched state, city and county politics
Recent wildfires not only brought lose and heartache to the residents of the Los Angeles area, they also scorched state, city and county politics. While the initial voting in the races for California governor and Los Angeles mayor is more than a year away memories of how politicians dealt with the fires and its aftermath will linger.
Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 20 days. A crew of 1,043 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 94% of the fire by Monday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Map: See containment updates for 3 wildfires in LA County after weekend rain
Containment neared 100 percent over the weekend for three major wildfires in Los Angeles County. Weekend rain helped firefighters gain ground on the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, which started Jan.
What work needs to be done after the Los Angeles County wildfires?
As the California wildfires continue to burn, there is hope to soon rebuild as the two largest fires are both close to full containment.
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 28
Jan. 28 A new wildfire was reported today at 6:30 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
L.A. fire updates: Beaches closed from Malibu to Playa del Rey because of debris runoff
Recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an ...
Weeks after fire ravaged LA's Pacific Palisades, residents return to dig for mementos
Scores of Los Angeles residents returned Tuesday to wildfire-ravaged Pacific Palisades after officials began letting people ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
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The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland-urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
FireAid, the massive benefit concert to help LA fire victims, came together quickly. Here’s how
Within days of the devastating Los Angeles-area fires breaking out, a benefit concert was in the works. It’s already raised ...
Some LA fire victims say Airbnb’s free housing vouchers are useless
Airbnb's offer seemed generous, but now people aren't sure whether it was a genuine offer hamstrung by excessive red tape, or ...
Newsom launches LA Rises to raise funds and resources for Los Angeles fire victims
Mark Walter Family Foundation and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation have provided an initial commitment of $100 million.
New video shows start of deadly Eaton fire in Los Angeles, law firm claims
The Eaton fire and other recent Southern California wildfires resulted in the deaths of 29 people and the loss of thousands ...
Supervisors aim to suspend state laws in Altadena that could speed higher-density housing after fire
Board also OK’d fire recovery funds and green-lit an investigation into fire alerts in the Eaton fire on the night of Jan. 7.
Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods
Evacuated residents are waiting in their cars for hours to get permission to return to Los Angeles neighborhoods devastated ...