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Experts urge caution, not panic, in response to the research, which raises questions about public health during and after a major urban wildfire.
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Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton Fire compensation program and paid out 82 after close to two months.
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One year after the devastating 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles, multiple events and volunteer opportunities remember the losses and honor the ongoing recovery.
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An unidentified body was recovered from the bed of the Santa Ana River just before noon on Jan. 1, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
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