Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state ...

Critics have raised concerns about inadequate preparedness, water shortages and budget cuts hampering the city's response to ...

Victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging that water supply failures worsened the fire’s devastation. The ...

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain ...

As firefighters continue to battle the flames, misinformation about California's response to the fires is spreading with the same speed as the fires themselves.

California's wildfire safety and conservation efforts clashed when a project to replace old power poles and widen fire-access ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an investigation into the loss of water pressure and unavailability of water from the ...

Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, is the largest of all the current wildfires.

The Palisades fire started on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles and remains the largest of four active fires still burning. In ...

The Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen into Sunday morning with gusts of 30 to 50 mph in coastal areas, and up to 70 ...