LAUSD reopening most schools on Monday as wildfires still burn
The decision comes after dozens of campuses across LA County were closed by the destructive wildfires and the severe impact they had on the air quality lingering over the region.
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The decision comes after dozens of campuses across LA County were closed by the destructive wildfires and the severe impact they had on the air quality lingering over the region.
Seven Los Angeles County libraries will host staff members from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to help the thousands of residents impacted by a series of devastating wildfires in recent days.
Police say that two people were arrested early Saturday morning near the Brentwood home of Vice President Kamala Harris for violating curfew that was placed into effect as the Palisades Fire rages nearby.
Wild footage shows the moments that a "firenado" formed in the midst of the Palisades Fire's move towards Brentwood on Friday evening.
Mark Rodriguez had returned to the rubble that was once his home in search of a memento of what once stood. Underneath piles of ash and debris, he found the urn that held the ashes of his late wife.
As the destructive wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles County, weather officials have issued a new series of red flag warnings with another round of Santa Ana winds once again expected to slam the region.
Two law partners jumped into action to help those in need after several destructive fires broke out on Tuesday, offering free hotel rooms to people forced to evacuate from their homes.
Tens of thousands remain without power in Los Angeles County, a problem that may persist through the weekend.
Though the Palisades Fire continues to rage, currently estimated to have consumed over 20,400 acres, destroyed over 5,000 structures and caused at least two deaths, residents are beginning to return to their fire-stricken neighborhoods.
When tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes at a moment's notice when the Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, city streets became extremely congested with lines hundreds of cars deep trying to flee the area.
When the Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, rapidly growing to torch nearly 20,000 acres and destroy more than 5,000 structures, one family jumped into action to save their home.
SkyCal flew over a portion of the Pacific Palisades on Thursday, offering an aerial look at some of the neighborhoods impacted by the Palisades Fire.
With hazardous levels of smoke lingering over Los Angeles County as a result of the slew of wildfires currently burning throughout the region, county officials are urging the public to stay safe.
The aircraft has been grounded until further notice, according to firefighters.
Just weeks after having their lives threatened by the Franklin Fire in Malibu, one couple once against forced to literally run for their lives when the Palisades Fire descended upon their home.