After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, Southern California is trying to heal, but also struggling with how to move forward.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Wednesday that the deadliest wildfire in California's history was caused by PG&E's electrical transmission lines. The Camp Fire, which destroyed 18,804 structures and resulted in 85 civilian ...

CONCOW — When Emilia Erickson fled her home during the 2008 Butte Lightning Complex fires while six months pregnant, she had no idea that it would only be a practice run for when she once again evacuated in 2018 while nine months pregnant. “I ...

Demitri Camperos, who lost his home in the Eaton Fire, walked from Altadena to Paradise, California, last fall to learn about community rebuilding and resilience, finding hope and connection in the process.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s unlikely certain communities devastated by recent megafires in California ever will have the same number of homes as before, building data analyzed by The Times shows.

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream shop ...

A new prescribed burn, called 2026 Happy Camp Piles, was initiated 4:29 p.m. Jan. 2 in Siskiyou County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for four days.

In a recent trial, former and current state officials alleged mismanagement, overspending and leftover contamination in lucrative debris removal contracts following some of the largest wildfires in California history. State officials and contractors denied ...

Firefighters are battling a series of wildfires that erupted in north-central California after thousands of lightning strikes were reported in the region, prompting evacuations and scorching buildings in a historic Gold Rush town. The TCU September ...

Matthew McConaughey has played a lot of heroes. But his role in The Lost Bus may be the most extraordinary of them all. The 2025 film — which premiered in select theaters in September 2025 and was released on Apple TV+ the following month — recounted ...

After a couple was told to leave Chico’s alternate camp site on the corner of Eaton and Cohasset roads, five people are now living there, down from 17 in September.