Living in Altadena is a milestone for many Black families. Now, the community is reeling from all they’ve lost to the fire
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
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What Didn’t Burn in Altadena
Residents walk past homes burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, after terrifying blazes leveled whole streets, torching cars and houses in minutes. Robyn Beck/Getty Images ...
Despite the Risks, California Keeps Building Homes Where Wildfires Burn
To many ecologists, economists and other experts on California wildfire risk, the vow to rebuild is part of a familiar ...
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From Fort Dodge to Los Angeles: A journalist’s perspective on the devastating 2025 wildfires
Jay Christensen, a Fort Dodge native and 1978 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, spent 20 years at the Los Angeles Times, ...
L.A. Fires: Progress in Southern California containment efforts as winds weaken
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t ...
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Wittingly or not, LA city, county officials chose fewer firefighters, more OT pay
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that one firefighter made nearly $500,000 in overtime alone. How many more bodies might that ...
California wildfires live updates: At least 27 dead as 3 blazes still burn in Los Angeles, Ventura counties
Three wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades and Eaton fires have ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
Why are Californians allowed to keep putting homes where fires burn?
LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.
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LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.
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Former Edwardsville couple loses home in California wildfires
Mary Kay Barry went numb as her husband Kevin drove toward their home on Rubio Canyon Road in Altadena, California. “We turned off onto some side streets and everything was burning. I kind of panicked ...