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?

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

A writer who grew up in the devastated community tried — and failed — to save his family home. But he didn’t lose just a house. He lost his childhood.

On The Young and the Restless, Tracey Bregman’s role of Lauren Fenmore has been relatively quiet, but behind the scenes, the actress has been quite busy.

Meanwhile, Southern California water reservoirs ... natural disasters. After the Woolsey Fire in 2008 that ravaged the beachfront community of Malibu, destroyed 1,000 homes, and forced the ...

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...

The fluctuating school availability of Malibu campuses this month left some local residents concerned, including one day spent in the dark. On January 23, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District ...

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.  LOS ANGELES (AP) — When ...