The demands of a restaurant were never-ending, and Rena would arrive at dawn to start rolling out the biscuits. The original clientele was racially diverse and stuck around for the roast beef, Salisbury steak, sweet potato pie and banana splits.

Even before the fire, most homeowners in the Palisades and on the shoreline near Malibu ... per year. Altadena has not yet experienced issues like these, but that might not last. California ...

As wind-whipped fires turned the L.A.-area neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Altadena from sunny Southern California paradise ... the remains of his home in Malibu after it was destroyed ...

After his record-setting win in November 2022, Castro purchased a beachfront home in Malibu for $3.8 million − one of three properties the Altadena, California, man owns. Satellite images of the ...

As Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California, residents and first responders braced for another day of critical fire weather.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

After his record-setting win in November 2022, Castro purchased a beachfront home in Malibu for $3.8 million − one of three properties the Altadena, California, man owns. Satellite images of the Palisades wildfire show Castro's Malibu home was completely ...

Amid an extended red flag warning, a new fire exploded north of Castaic. Evacuations were ordered after 11 a.m. Wind gusts reached 31 mph Wednesday afternoon in the area and are expected to increase over the next several hours.

Wednesday, 3:49 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire increased to 8,096 acres, spreading northeast and triggering 12 evacuation warnings and 10 evacuation orders for adjacent areas. Wednesday, 1:17 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire spread to 5,054 acres in a largely mountainous area.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

The answer is more complex than it appears. Experts say these stories of survival often overlook critical factors, from firefighting efforts to the unpredictable paths of embers.