Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were discussing before, during and after the fires.

Newly obtained records – including text messages and internal reports – detail how Los Angeles officials scrambled to respond in the hours leading up to the devastating wildfires that swept through the city earlier this year.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

A California State Senator has proposed legislation to increase firefighting and prevention efforts in the state after winter wildfires caused devastating destruction in Los Angeles County.

New details have emerged in the murder of a beloved Cal Fire captain who authorities say was killed by her wife, who remains outstanding.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has suspended the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act to help speed rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Los Angeles area wildfires.

Several National Academies reports offer information and insights on ways to operate safely in burned environments for those who have been affected by wildfires.

Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires.

Ohio University Professors and ecology experts Brian McCarthy and Diego Alvarado-Serrano discuss the ecological and environmental implications of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change, say Australian bushfire experts. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless.