More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system that sent an erroneous evacuation warning to thousands of Los Angeles County ...

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) has sent letters to L.A. County and software company Genasys requesting information on ...

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...

It was unclear if DA’s Office plans to seek the death penalty against any of the three defendants charged with murder.

Several organizations throughout various locations are lending a helping hand to those affected by the wildfires. LA Downtown News will continually update this list online.

Flash-flood and mudslide risks for the burn areas had mostly diminished early Monday, forecasters say. Here are some rain ...

With conditions improving on the fire lines and containment growing, evacuation orders and warnings were dramatically scaled ...

On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory. The advisory is for Ventura County ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Hughes fire broke out in Castaic amidst the red flag warning, spreading to over 9,000 acres by Wednesday evening as dry and windy weather affected the area.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday in effect until Friday at 10 a.m. The warning is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central ...

Firefighters in Southern California are once again battling a wildfire, this time in Castaic in Los Angeles County, north of ...