Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock.
Now four days since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, many residents have returned to their
While the area is still dealing with the Palisades Fire in the short term, the long-term impacts will also be sharp and numerous, particularly to local ocean health.
Due
The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has risen to 16.
The total of confirmed fatalities stands at
With an official death reported as part of the Palisades Fire, injury concerns have become paramount in the response to the blaze.
To treat local injuries, area hospitals have remained
In the wake of the Palisades Fire, a swath of locals have lost their most precious and valuable items. Perhaps the most vital resource required at this time, however, is
Local organizations have continued to leap into what is sure to be a long recovery process from the Palisades Fire.
The foremost attention has been on giving out life-saving
Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of
* Santa Monica and Los Angeles have independent water sources but some residents on the City's northern edge have Santa Monica address but take all their services from Los
Earlier this week, as hurricane-strength winds blew through bone-dry hillside subdivisions, Los Angeles saw its worst nightmare realized as long-predicted firestorms engulfed wide swaths of the nation&
After a second round of false alerts rattled Los Angeles County, officials in charge of notifying Angelenos about life threatening dangers are handing responsibility for distribution of evacuation alerts over
Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen Protestant churches. Many members of these congregations
With the wildfires moving away from Santa Monica, attention is turning to the aftermath and necessary efforts to protect consumers from both active theft and the more insidious issues of
