Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.
With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where they could buy homes.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
A new brush fire erupted in the West Hills area Thursday afternoon. The Kenneth Fire triggered mandatory evacuations in the area, including Calabasas.
An 82-year-old Altadena man is among the at least five ... The scope of the damage caused by the recent Southern California wildfires is not yet known but it could impact everyone's home insurance ...
Fires ignited in Pacific Palisades, Sylmar and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.
How the victims rebuild their lives will now depend largely on California’s beleaguered home insurance market. Unlike many fire victims in other parts of the L.A. area, the Quintons and many of their neighbors had been able to maintain their insurance policies in the leadup to the fire,
Mandatory evacuation orders remained in effect Thursday morning as wildfires continued to rage across parts of Southern California. Firefighters continued to battle multiple deadly wildfires that broke out earlier this week across the region,
Fires burning through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of others, and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.