Workers need to assess damage, clear hazardous materials and ensure that neighborhoods are safe before people can return, ...

The most severe fire warnings have expired, but crews were working to contain the largest blazes. Frustration was growing among displaced people desperate to return home.

For many service workers, a wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood represented an economic lifeline that the fires have now severed ...

The apocalyptic images from Los Angeles this past week of the destruction caused by the still-raging fires are unfathomable. They are mindful of the horrific black-and-photos of Hiroshima in the ...

The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to ...

People and businesses affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles will qualify for state disaster tax relief, the ...

Instead of addressing staffing shortages on the lands the federal government manages, Republicans have proposed making them ...

Firefighters continued their battle against the devastating fires burning in L.A. County Wednesday. But as dangerous fire ...

California does have fairly good fire-prevention measures and requirements in its building codes. One of the most important ...

Karen Garcia is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the team that has a pulse on breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a reporter on the Utility Journalism Team, which focused on ...

The recently elected district attorney of Los Angeles, Nathan Hochman, signals that crime fighting will be key to the ...

Because of the ongoing firefighting battle and the likelihood of dangerous refuse in burned areas, many anxious residents ...