Clip shows smoke from warehouse fire in Iraq, not wildfires in Los Angeles
As devastating wildfires fanned by powerful winds ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025, a video of a street shrouded in smoke was shared in social media posts with a false claim that it was filmed in the United States' second-biggest city.
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
‘It was entirely unrecognizable’: The Princeton students affected by Los Angeles wildfires
After two major fires caused historic damage to the greater Los Angeles area, several Princeton students who call the Golden State home have had to navigate local evacuation orders while coping with the fact that they may never see their homes.
With rain in forecast, weary Los Angeles hopeful of progress against wildfires
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -California firefighters could make more headway in containing three major wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds dissipates and the area's first rainfall in months arrives over the weekend.
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Floods, landslides are risks as fire-scarred Los Angeles girds for rain
There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, forecasters say, including the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.
Los Angeles artists, collectors reel from wildfires
The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.
Floods, landslides threaten Los Angeles along wildfire ‘burn scars’
High rain over a burn scar may result in debris flows or mudslides. Follow the instructions of local officials!” the National Weather Service said.
LA gets rain, but also risk of flooding and debris flows from wildfire burn scars – a geologist explains the threat
Rain on land burned by a series of devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has the potential to contribute to flooding and debris flows.
Much-needed rain triggers mudslides, debris flows in Los Angeles burn-scar areas
Much-needed rain has arrived in Southern California and is helping with the ongoing wildfire fight across the Los Angeles area. However, the return of the rain has triggered Flash Flood Warnings, mudslides and debris flows in burn-scar areas,
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Los Angeles wildfires raise concerns about the toxic pollutants they could be unleashing
The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...
Marshfield native rebuilding life after losing home in Los Angeles wildfires
Marshfield native Tom Nicholson lost his home in the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, he's putting his life back together.
Los Angeles wildfires: 'Life-threatening,' powerful winds bring elevated fire risk
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” ...
MSPCA to take in dogs from Los Angeles wildfires, cats from Louisiana snow
The MSPCA is expecting to take in dogs impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires this coming week, as well as dozens of cats ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
Cali Rep. Chu says 'wildfires have no political affiliations' after Trump floated conditions for federal aid
Rep. Judy Chu said she does not believe conditions should be placed on federal aid for wildfires sweeping through Southern ...