Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, crews remove 3 to 6 more inches of soil and retest. The goals of soil ...

In fabled cross-country walk from Ohio, Lummis traversed the desert, Cucamonga and Pomona into L.A. 140 years ago this week.

The blazes that began on Jan. 7 charred thousands of buildings, cars and electronics across the Los Angeles area, creating ...

The two wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades and the Altadena-Pasadena areas were fully contained Saturday after killing 29 people, destroying more than 16,000 structures and burning more than 37, ...

Jan. 13, 1:20 a.m. PSTThe Pasadena Unified ... Disaster Declaration for California, making federal funding available to those impacted by the fires in Los Angeles County. Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PSTThe ...

Redwood City’s Pets In Need is one of several shelters that has received 30 cats and dogs relocated to free up space for animals displaced by the fires.

As residents continue returning to the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, authorities are urging them to be aware of poential health hazards and wear masks, gloves and other protective gear if they are ...

Iyer shared how it transformed his life at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, ay community devastated by the deadly Eaton Fire earlier ...

Mayor Karen Bass announced Saturday evening the checkpoints restricting access to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades will not end Sunday as previously reported with the help of additional state law ...

L.A. County officials are considering a land use plan, one that would allow more density in the interior of Altadena to ...

The Probation Department’s failure to properly supervise probationers was blamed, in part, for the deaths of two El Monte police officers in 2022.