Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.
The LAPD reportedly detained two men near Kamala Harris' Brentwood home in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone after potential burglary call came in.
Tuesday, 2:10 p.m. PST Cal Fire says the Auto Fire, which broke out Monday in Ventura County, is 25% contained several hours after fire crews stopped forward progress on the 56-acre blaze.
Firefighters are still working to contain the Palisades Fire as weather conditions improve this week and search efforts continue in the wildfire which has killed at least 10 people and burned over 23,
Despite eyewitness and camera evidence of suspected arson in the Greater Los Angeles fires, authorities have yet to rule it as the cause of the blaze. In one instance, a concerned resident showed firefighters video proof of arsonists setting fire to the city.
Strong winds are a major concern for firefighters hoping to make quick work of extinguishing the largest wildfire burning in Los Angeles.
In the catastrophic Palisades fire, one of the city’s iconic thoroughfares was severely damaged and large swaths of homes were reduced to smoldering rubble.
After six long nights away, many residents who evacuated due to the Palisades Fire were allowed to return home after some evacuation orders were lifted on Thursday.
The deadly Palisades Fire was 22% contained today as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze.
A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has so far burned through more than 1,000 acres on Tuesday, Jan. 7. and has prompted widespread evacuations around the coastal neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades,
Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.
Harrison Ford is among the residents of Los Angeles concerned for their home as the Palisades Fire continues to rage. The “Shrinking” actor, 82, was spotted talking with police officers on Tuesday near his $12.6 million home in Brentwood, an upmarket neighborhood of Los Angeles currently threatened by the Palisades blaze.