Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Climate & Environment
After all the rain we've had lately, large fires likely won't be a concern until deep into 2026.
Sponsored message
More Stories
-
School officials are scrambling to find an alternate site for its campus while trying to support families, nearly half of whom lost their homes in the fire.
-
Fire danger is at critical levels in the areas, which aren’t scheduled to reopen until Feb. 1.
-
Malibu schools were also closed for the day amid worries about conditions.
-
Citing the L.A. fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.
-
Heavy rain is in the forecast starting 4 p.m. on Sunday until Monday afternoon. Burn scars, in particular those around the Eaton Fire areas, might see the hardest impact.
-
Big Bear’s internet famous bald eagle couple is getting another shot at parenthood.
-
Like many invasive plants in California, tumbleweeds heighten fire danger.
-
Many residents in Altadena evacuated not knowing it would be the last time they would see their homes standing. Their decisions about what possessions to take were rushed — or not made at all.
-
The area of biggest concern is around the Eaton Fire. Parts of Malibu and the Pacific Palisades should also be prepared.
-
Displaced Altadena residents grieve and support their neighbors as they wait in line for mail.
-
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a plan to provide $2.5 billion in relief to communities damaged by the Los Angeles fires ahead of President Donald Trump’s Friday tour of the Pacific Palisades.
-
The president excluded Gov. Newsom from plans for his visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today, but the governor showed up on the tarmac anyway, and the two said they would cooperate.
Jonathan Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to arson, among other crimes related to the destructive and deadly January fire.
Listen
0:46
Support your source for local news!
In case you missed it
-
911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind. -
LAist investigates illicit dumping at three Antelope Valley sites. -
An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
More Stories
-
The $10,000 grants can be used for things like home repairs or storage for those forced to leave because of ongoing land movement around Portuguese Bend.
-
It will be warm and dry today, but the addition of gusty onshore winds for the interior portions are raising the risk of fire weather for SoCal.
-
Experts from UCLA and industry release recommendations, which one L.A. County supervisor calls a roadmap for future policymaking.
-
The reasons are varied, ranging from fire dangers to a lack of funding, environmental concerns — and fears of ICE sweeps.
-
The judge said the state’s fire insurance of last resort violates the state insurance code.
-
The project to spare mountain lions and other animals from having to cross the 101 Freeway is set to be completed in the fall of 2026.
-
A warming trend kicks in today for Southern California, but temperatures are still around normal.
-
Bacteria in the ocean can make you sick. Here’s what you need to know.
-
A GOP plan to sell off public land may be off the table after the advisor to the U.S. Senate said the plan would violate chamber rules.
-
People reported feeling a short jolt, but damage is unlikely.
