Power outages have left some first responders in the dark, but community members and organizations are stepping up to help. In an Instagram post, the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (@altadenamountainrescue) thanked Tesla for its Cybertruck donation.
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles, which abounded in some burned neighborhoods, including Pacific Palisades.
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable.
How the victims rebuild their lives will now depend largely on California’s beleaguered home insurance market. Unlike many fire victims in other parts of the L.A. area, the Quintons and many of their neighbors had been able to maintain their insurance policies in the leadup to the fire,
Two brave firefighters from Prescott Valley, Arizona, have returned from Southern California, where they faced the region's most catastrophic wildfire. Captain Sean Jones and his Central Arizona Fire crew joined forces with international teams to confront a wind-driven conflagration that caused widespread destruction in Los Angeles.
For many residents, a set of wheels is an extension of their home, a key to their income or a source of priceless memories.
With so many displaced, people are offering double, triple the rent, “offering to pay six months rent up front.”
Battery fires and toxic gases can pose risks and further complicate cleanup efforts after a wildfire, presenting new challenges for Los Angeles officials.
Colorado-based Boom Supersonic achieved a major milestone in American aviation on Tuesday when the XB-1 hit just over Mach 1, or supersonic speed. It marks the first American civil aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Members of the California National Guard stand near rising smoke, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 12, 2025. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Twenty-three people have been reported ...
Under mandatory evacuation, Jones and several other Altadena residents were met by yellow caution tape and National Guard and California Highway Patrol personnel. Frustrated and unable to reach ...
A shocking news report claims that when deadly flames tore through one California neighborhood, its residents did not receive immediate evacuation orders. Of the 17 people killed in Altadena, all lived in blocks that "did not get electronic evacuation orders until 3:25 a.