The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires spread quickly due to dry conditions and strong winds from the east that blew the fires across the city and kickstarted new blazes.

All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon. Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Southern California amid unnaturally dry conditions,

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn?

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

After assessing the crawl space and size of the bear, wildlife officials said they determined tranquilizing the bear was not an option.

Of the over 16,000 structures destroyed in the recent rash of wildfires in Southern California, many cannabis businesses were included.

California’s insurer of last resort reported that claims now are high enough to trigger “reinsurance” payments from back-up providers.

The whir of the helicopter blades fills the cabin as the aircraft circles the remains of several Los Angeles neighborhoods, rows of

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.

Inglewood venues the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome are holding twin benefit concerts on Thursday, January 30, featuring a lineup of more than 20 top artists.

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

Matthews, frontman of the Grammy-winning rock band Dave Matthews Band, withdrew from FireAid a day before the concert was scheduled to take place on Thursday, Jan. 30.