California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Some residents began to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appeared to turn a corner in containing the blazes. But officials warned there would be much work to be done.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.

and has prompted widespread evacuations around the Los ... Fire Department, as of 2:23 p.m., local time, the Palisades fire had so far covered nearly 800 acres — a number that was soon updated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

A video of two dark gray fire “tornados” last year in Wyoming is being misrepresented online as showing a scene from the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County in 2025.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shared a warning with the public after fake social media accounts mimicking the agency began soliciting donations.

It’s been more than a week since two of the most destructive wildfires in California history broke out within hours of each other in Los Angeles. Both blazes remain active and uncontained, and Angelenos again held their breath while firefighters worked to prevent the flames from spreading or expanding amidst dangerously dry and windy conditions.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that one firefighter made nearly $500,000 in overtime alone. How many more bodies might that have paid for?

We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.