Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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Much-needed rain in Los Angeles triggers mudslides, debris wildfire-ravaged areas
LOS ANGELES – Much-needed rain has arrived in Southern California and is helping with the ongoing wildfire fight across the Los Angeles area. However, the return of the rain has triggered Flash ...
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Flood Watch Issued For Fire-Stricken Los Angeles Areas—Here’s Why Rain Might Be An Issue
Los Angeles is forecast to receive desperately needed rain this weekend, providing relief to first responders battling four active fires in the region while also creating the risk of new hazards ...
What we can VERIFY about Google Maps satellite images featuring the word HELP
Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of ...
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Trump joined by Newsom in Los Angeles for Palisades Fire tour, emergency briefing
President Trump flew to Southern California Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area this month, greeting Gov.
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
Newsom’s LA Rises Initiative Not Just About Rebuilding Los Angeles, But City’s Rebirth & Path Forward For “The Next 50 Or 100 Years”
The post-wildfire public-private partnership includes at least $100M of private capital and will shape "what L.A. is going to ...
AI-generated image of Oscar statuette falsely linked to LA wildfires
Days after massive wildfires broke out in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, social media users shared an image of an Oscar ...
Wall Street Journal5d
What Six Families Took With Them as They Fled Los Angeles Fires
Families fleeing deadly Los Angeles wildfires often had moments to decide what to bring with them. Many never imagined that it would be the last time they saw their homes. What to grab in the ...
Los Angeles Times2d
Beaches closed indefinitely from Malibu to Playa del Rey because of fire debris runoff
Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover ...
Eater2d
The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles
Every quarter, Eater LA publishes a map of 38 standout restaurants that best represent Los Angeles’s expansive dining scene. In this endless metropolis, there are both new and decades-old street ...
Los Angeles Times3d
Were the rains enough to ease Southern California’s fire threat? What we know
Forecasters say the amount of rainfall isn’t quite enough to keep Los Angeles’ fire season from dragging into February. It would take 2 to 4 inches of rain to comfortably consider the wildfire ...