I moved away from California about 35 years ago, but I still think about the years I spent there. When I used to look up my old neighborhood in Altadena, CA on Google Maps, it was always green. Last week, when I looked it up on the Eaton Fire map, it was all yellow. When I looked it up tonight on a different map, it was mostly red.
Rain has continued to fall across parts of Southern California, increasing the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas hit by flames.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory ... Locally damaging wind gusts to 60 mph near Altadena for Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Los Angeles County ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires.
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
Residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Rancho Palos Verdes fear too much rain too fast will cause landslides and create, as one said, a 'soupy mess.'
There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, forecasters say, including the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.
In Pacific Palisades and Altadena — the two areas most harmed ... a Weather Service meteorologist based in Oxnard, California. But given what Los Angeles has been through and how much havoc ...
Residents and first responders were on high alert for possible land movement in recent burn scar areas as a winter storm moves in.
The areas impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires are full of history and culture. Evan Lovett, creator of L.A. in a Minute, shares some of the stories that makes those areas unique. You can