By Katherine Quezada, Habeba Mostafa and Susan Monaghan Firefighters were called to a second-alarm brush fire that broke out at the 6800 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, dubbed the Crown Fire, and quickly grew to over 280 acres as evacuation orders were issued on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
One year after the Los Angeles County wildfires destroyed homes and displaced thousands, officials on Tuesday announced they are continuing their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath of the largest wildfire disaster in county
Los Angeles County officials offered a warning Monday ahead of strong winds expected Tuesday into Wednesday for the area. Meteorologists said while the heat isn’t expected to be as bad
News release A federal grand jury has indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged with starting in January 2025 what eventually became the Palisades
Southern California Edison officials Monday talked about the progress they’ve made on reducing the impacts of the controversial “public safety power shutoffs” and why they had so many challenges during
The fire prevention project, “Zone Zero,” is giving residents an opportunity to voice community input about the increased frequency and intensity of California wildfires, and preventive measures to be taken.
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the FireGuard program, which utilizes Department of Defense satellites to detect wildfires and distribute information to
California’s High Temperatures: A Recipe for Wildfire Disaster California is known for its sunny climate, but it experiences extremely high temperatures throughout the year. Heat waves are becoming more frequent
L.A. County Fire Department officials took roughly 20 minutes Wednesday to put out a three-quarter-acre brush fire in Valencia. The fire was reported to firefighters at 4:11 p.m, in the
The King Fire erupted early Thursday near Gorman and was burning south toward Castaic as the morning commute got under way. The fast-moving fire was first reported on the 45100
Twelve structures, including two homes, have been destroyed as a result of the Canyon Fire which is nearing 100% containment as of Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze,
An evacuation shelter opened Thursday at College of the Canyons’ east gym in Valencia to assist those displaced by the Canyon Fire. According to Tim Honadel, director of International Services
Unhealthy air quality has been declared for residents in the Santa Clarita Valley due to the Canyon Fire, which has burned 5,370 acres as of Friday afternoon, according to a
L.A. County firefighters responded to a commercial fire near the intersection of Sierra Highway and Soledad Canyon Road on Wednesday night, according to the L.A. County Fire Department. According to
L.A. County Fire Department officials said there were no injuries and no major damage to report after responding to a 911 call for an electrical fire in the Valencia Industrial
Firefighters halted a quarter-acre brush fire near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and 15th Street in Newhall on Tuesday afternoon, according to the L.A. County Fire Department. Fire Capt. David
By Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Writer Amelia McDonald couldn’t believe her ears. She had been navigating what she calls “a horrible experience” trying to get her claims paid by State Farm after
L.A. County Fire Department officials reported that forward progress was stopped after a two-hour battle with a 47-acre brush fire that started just before 2 p.m. Tuesday along the northbound
A vehicle fire that spread to the brush on the northbound Interstate 5 freeway near Templin Highway Sunday afternoon was quickly halted by Los Angeles County firefighters. At approximately 12:20
The Jasper Fire was mapped at about 36 acres and encroached upon the Chiquita Canyon Landfill property Thursday afternoon after a fire training exercise caught on nearby brush, according to