Alyce McFadden, a reporting fellow on The Times’s Metro desk, writes about what covering a disaster for the first time brought home to her.

By 2 a.m. local time Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department declared "all forward progress stopped" on the Sepulveda Fire ...

Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and ...

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge ...

Firefighters gained more ground Thursday on a fast-moving brushfire that erupted north of Los Angeles the day before and ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

Newsom signed legislation directing $2.5 billion in relief to support response and recovery efforts for Los Angeles.