Emily Elena Dugdale

The affluent community of Malibu relies on a legion of day laborers, housekeepers and gardeners who have been hit hard in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire. For some workers, missing a week's pay is a critical situation, but evacuation orders kept them away for that long.

With rain in the forecast, homes that survived the fires could now be exposed to mudslides and debris flows.

"I need the money, I need to keep working. To be honest, I don't know what to do," said one day laborer.

Paramount Ranch burned to the ground on Friday in the Woolsey Fire. Here's what's left.

Malibu residents vented their frustrations at a town hall Tuesday night in Santa Monica. Their biggest concern: when they'd be able to return to their houses.

We took a trip to HQ to check out the ballot counting process.

Those white blobs are the introduced Japanese oyster. Data from Fish and Wildlife shows that as many as 114 species have been found off of SoCal's shores in recent years.

Fungi are everywhere. Most don’t harm us — but scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab want to find out if in space, things might change.