Investigators explore causes of deadly California wildfires, from human activity to climate change, as they search for what sparked the devastating fires.

The City of Santa Monica has taken another step in responding to the Palisades Fire, issuing an emergency order on Wednesday evening. Signed by City Manager David White, the emergency order ...

At 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the City of Santa Monica issued a new Evacuation Order due to the ongoing Palisades Fire. The Evacuation Order is for areas of the city north of Montana Avenue between ...

An evacuation order has been issued between the northern border of the city and San Vicente Boulevard, between Ocean Boulevard and 26 th Street. An Evacuation Warning has been issued for all areas ...

As firefighters gain a modicum of containment over the region’s raging wildfires, air quality has improved slightly but residents close to the fires or anyone who can smell smoke should still take ...

Webster was not spared from the flames of the Franklin Fire, which was active between Dec. 9 and Dec. 18 and burned through over 4,000 acres of Malibu land, according to Cal Fire.SMMUSD reported ...

The dry hydrants prompted a swirl of criticism on social media, including from President-elect Donald Trump, against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom's water management policies ...

President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update on the wildfire situation currently being faced by not just residents of Santa Monica, but tens of thousands of people ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to the city this week after a diplomatic mission to Africa. Shortly after arriving, she convened a press conference featuring the respective public safety ...

"We're fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging," Quinones said. The utility has deployed 20 water tanks from construction crews to support firefighting ...

A wildfire in Pacific Palisades has burned over 2,921 acres. The fire began early today and spread quickly due to Santa Ana winds reaching 100 mph. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders ...

The explosive wildfire event scorching Los Angeles has reduced several historic structures to embers and with the new Sunset Fire expanding the danger to the Hollywood Hills, the famed ...