Meryl Streep took matters into her own hands — literally — as wildfires rampaged across Los Angeles County earlier this month.

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles popular in Los Angeles County.

Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's devastating Eaton Fire.

Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been battling multiple major wildfires in the LA area.

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the California Legislature.

Wildfires are endemic to California and natives used fire to shape the land. Orange County and California must learn from the wildfires and decades of government failure in Los Angeles County, and prevent the next disaster.

Real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky said California needs to work with the federal government in order to help Los Angeles rebuild from the devastating wildfires.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires spread quickly due to dry conditions and strong winds from the east that blew the fires across the city and kickstarted new blazes.

California’s insurer of last resort reported that claims now are high enough to trigger “re-insurance” payments from back-up providers.

A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two consecutive wet years fueled lush plant growth, an extended eight-month dry spell turned the landscape into a tinderbox.