Los Angeles County officials preparing for forecasted rain in vulnerable burn zones
With more rain in the forecast for the coming week, L.A. County officials are scrambling to prepare the region for ...
Update: Hughes Postfire Baer in Los Angeles County – Feb. 2 status
Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Hughes Postfire Baer initially started 5:59 a.m. Feb. 1 in Los Angeles County.
Storms to bring rain, wind, and potential debris flows in recent burn scar areas
The heaviest rainfall is expected from late Tuesday into early Wednesday, with a slight risk of moderate debris flows in ...
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PCH reopening delayed, checkpoints to remain in place
The change will allow the Los Angeles Police Department to increase its service citywide while also keeping the Palisades ...
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Feb. 2
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:38 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is ...
LA County, struggling to supervise ‘high-risk’ probationers, pleads for help
The Probation Department’s failure to properly supervise probationers was blamed, in part, for the deaths of two El Monte ...
Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris
Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...
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Golis: A 19th century government, a 21st century world
From 40 school districts in Sonoma County to 88 cities in Los Angeles County, California likes local control — even if they ...
California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Aleksander Edwards tries to save his and his neighbors’ homes in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park
Hailey Branson-Potts is a Metro reporter who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2011. She reports on a wide range of issues and people, with a special focus on communities along the coast. She grew up in ...
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As crews clean up from LA fires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
The blazes that began on Jan. 7 charred thousands of buildings, cars and electronics across the Los Angeles area, creating ...