The fires began on Jan. 7, 2025, what seemed like a regular Tuesday morning, fueled by historic gusts of Santa Ana winds.

The biggest impact was in the area of the Eaton fire with at least 139 centers lost, along with family homes that provided child care.

making them among the deadliest in California’s history. Seventeen people have been confirmed dead in the Eaton fire, near Pasadena, and 12 people in the Palisades fire, along the Pacific Coast ...

The death toll in the Los Angeles fires has risen to 29. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active.

The Palisades fire — which has invaded Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville canyons — was 65% contained as of Tuesday evening. Firefighters inched further on the Eaton fire — which has caused destruction in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre — achieving 89% containment, according to Cal Fire.

President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires fires this month, greeting Gov. Gavin Newsom who was waiting at the bottom of the steps to Air Force One.

Los Angeles, Pasadena and others are putting in extra work to make sure wildfire areas full of green waste debris get cleaned up before this rain.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said disaster aid should come without conditions during a trip led by Rep. Judy Chu.

The LA fires destroyed thousands of structures — and times are tough for the small businesses that remain. There could be $275 billion in damage.

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

Mikael Wood and August Brown are at Inglewood's Intuit Dome and Kia Forum for the FireAid benefit concerts starring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Stevie Wonder, among many others.