Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Insurance “nonrenewal” rates have been climbing nationwide. They’ve hit climate-sensitive areas including Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and California.

Actor Denzel Washington donated $50 million to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in California. Rating: False (About this rating?) According to an online rumor that emerged in mid-January 2025, actor Denzel Washington donated $50 million to help victims of wildfires that caused significant property destruction in the Los Angeles area.

California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior” if they wanted federal assistance, one lawmaker said.

Trump takes office in less than a week, but California's road to recovery will take months, and politics might get in the way.

The animals were flown here over the weekend to escape the deadly wildfires tearing through the southern part of the state.

Insurers reportedly canceled policies for thousands of Los Angeles area homes. Here’s how Washingtonians can check their coverage.

The battle over wildfire aid for Los Angeles is quickly evolving into a game of high-stakes chicken. Many Republicans are demanding conditions on any new emergency funding, blaming Democratic

President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

A large number of Washington fire crews have arrived in California to help to fight the fierce wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area.

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.

The flames ripping through parts of Los Angeles and neighboring counties for the past week have been an unprecedented disaster, and persistent Santa Ana winds threaten to keep the smoke