Hundreds of Altadena residents, encouraged by L.A. County Supervisor Barger, vow to return, but we need to balance risks and merits of swiftly rebuilding after the fires.

A request by L.A. County to temporarily waive state housing laws drew the ire from advocates who accused the county of skirting efforts aimed at boosting affordable housing.

Crises such as the LA wildfires can make or break political careers as news media and voters judge how leaders respond: Dan Walters

Evacuations were ordered for remote communities near a huge and fast-moving wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, as parched Southern California endured another round of dangero

The "extensive" debris removal process is underway in Los Angeles County to clear ... evacuation alert systems. L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger introduced a motion to retain ...

Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger invited Trump to survey ... conditions to be placed on federal disaster aid to California.

President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires fires this month, greeting Gov. Gavin Newsom who was waiting at the bottom of the steps to Air Force One.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

Here are all the current wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance. Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump inviting him to Los Angeles County ...

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The forms give permission to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter properties for debris cleanup at no cost to residents.

As the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles ... a county emergency alert system texted false evacuation warnings to millions of shaken residents. Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger, whose ...