The most destructive fires in the city’s history claimed 27 lives. Officials say that number will likely increase.
Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena sheriff’s station Thursday in the aftermath of the Eaton fire.
The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff between 2018 and 2022.
As thousands of Angelenos return home for the first time in days, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has a few tips to help residents stay protected from the elements and their insurance company.
Smoke eaters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were working in a burned-down Altadena neighborhood on Thursday when they came across two suspicious people who were leaving one of the
Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the region.
Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped the growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
Los Angeles County has been devastated by two deadly wildfires that have become some of the most destructive in California history. The Palisades and Eaton fires both erupted on Jan. 7, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds.
Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.
The Lakewood group first came to light in the course of an investigation into possible members of a suspected deputy gang — the Industry station Indians – who’d been fired after allegedly getting into a boozy brawl with some teenagers in a parking lot, according to the OIG report and sources familiar with the case.
At least 24 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds, continue to rage across Southern California, leaving fire crews scrambling to contain the historic destruction.