A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that would ban most plants and combustible materials like mulch and wood fencing ...

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Courtesy photo She was among the largely Black residents of Altadena, the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County north of Pasadena that was devastated by the ...

Officials are urging those who do not live or work in the area to avoid entering, as it remains a critical work zone for recovery efforts. Iris Salem is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles.

Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what's likely to be the biggest ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

Mayor Whitmire has focused on traffic enforcement efforts, but critics note street design is driving many of the fatalities ...

The curfew was limited to fire “evacuation order” and “evacuation warning” zones within Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Malibu and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. “This curfew ...

Finally, because Altadena is unincorporated, the lion’s share of its residents’ property tax revenues (over 30 percent in many tax rate areas) go to the county. The city of Los Angeles likely ...