Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

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Multiple law enforcement agencies from Kern County are in pursuit of a reported stolen vehicle Thursday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said its ...

As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...

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.

More than an inch of rain fell in parts of Los Angeles Monday afternoon, triggering flash flood watches and warnings in areas ...

At least 29 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across ...

Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake is at 98% Wednesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing lingering hot spots in the burn area and all residents allowed to return to ...

The Huges Fire was first reported in the Castaic area on Wednesday, Jan. 22 along Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake. Within an hour, the fire exploded from 50 to 500 acres. Officials quickly issued ...

Mark Walter Family Foundation and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation have provided an initial commitment of $100 million.

Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was at 98% Tuesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing ...

Round Rock firefighters are back in Texas after traveling to California to help battle wildfires devastating the state.