The problems with the water pressure running dry in the hydrants led Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to call for an independent investigation.

Multiple wildfires in Southern California have destroyed homes, caused at least five deaths and forced around 180,000 people to evacuate. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on ...

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The expansion of the Palisades wildfire has thrown Californians into fresh jeopardy as the blazes continue to rage for a ...

As wildfires raged in California, confusion reigned in Los Angeles after the county's wireless emergency alert system sent ...

California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.

Lakers coach JJ Redick and Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez are among the sports figures who lost their homes in ...

Animal owners in Los Angeles have scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of fast-moving ...

Officials increased the official death toll from this week's Los Angeles wildfires to 10, but cautioned the actual number of ...

Mandy Moore, Anna Faris, Milo Ventimiglia, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges, Bozoma Saint John, Mel Gibson, Billy Crystal, James ...

Some Los Angeles area residents have begun returning to their still smoldering neighborhoods to search for memories even as the threat of new fires persists.

Two strike teams from Clark County have been deployed to combat separate wildfires in the Los Angeles area, officials ...