Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...

Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready?

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

According to the Times on Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had then been directed to dramatically increase the flow ...

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, ...

Strong Santa Ana winds have fueled multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

The Emergency Assistance Foundation is a one-trick pony. It administers grants for corporations that do not want to run a tax ...

The group of four firefighters — which included staff from Selkirk Fire Rescue & EMS and Northside Fire District — was part ...

Chico Fire Chief Steve Standridge says he will take the experience learned by his staff who traveled to Southern California ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made ...

The wildfires still burning in Southern California have destroyed thousands of homes. A freshman state lawmaker, whose district includes one of the epicenters of the blazes, aims to rebuild those ...