LA issued its first building permit nearly two months after the fires started. It took more than seven months before the first building permit was issued following the Woolsey Fire in 2018.

The fires struck at a challenging time, with the city in the midst of a post-pandemic transition that has reordered work life and left many downtown buildings with high vacancy rates. In addition, ...

The four largest fires around the nation’s second-biggest city have scorched more than 63 square miles (163 square kilometers), roughly three times the size of Manhattan. Of these, the Eaton Fire near ...

Major fires are still burning across Los Angeles County, leaving behind a path of utter devastation, including the destruction of several iconic LA landmarks. As of early morning on January 10, at ...

By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Gene Johnson, Associated Press Analysis: This Supreme Court case could affect how federal agencies consider environmental and climate impact By J.B. Ruhl ...

As Thursday morning dawned in Los Angeles, more residents have awoken to tragic devastation in their communities. Five fires are still actively burning in LA County. Here’s the latest: The ...

The crippling fires tearing through Los Angeles could cause $150 billion in damages – triple the costs initially expected for the most expensive blaze in US history, according to a report.

But the Eaton and Palisades fires are unprecedented. Together, they torched the largest urban area on record in California, according to an Associated Press analysis, and more than double the ...

After a week of fires sweeping across LA County, fueled by high winds and low humidity, some blazes have been contained, while others are still continuing to burn at less than 50 percent containment.