Thousands of homes burned in the span of a few days, starting Jan 7, 2025, in the Los Angeles area.AP Photo/Ethan Swope Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down th

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid the fierce Santa Ana winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) LOS ANGELES – As the reality of the destruction wrought by th

A firefighter in action at the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles Photo: AP A firefighter in action at the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles Photo: AP Even after days of unwavering efforts to contain the devastating wildfires in California's Los Angeles, fir

The end of a wharf that draws visitors to Santa Cruz, Calif., collapsed in high surf on Monday, sending three people into the water, while a man died at a nearby beach after being trapped under debris by a wave, the authorities said. All three peopl