A check from California’s largest property insurer, which says it has paid billions of dollars in claims from the LA-area fires, has taken more than a week to clear so far.

Federal, state and local officials continued to tout the massive cleanup of Eaton and Palisades fire debris as the fastest wildfire recovery in modern history. At a news conference in Pasadena this week,

More than 100 people are dead after the catastrophic flooding in Texas and even more are believed to be missing. Now, LA County Fire Department K9 teams will head to Texas to help.

Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.

The blaze, named the Bert Fire, broke out near The Old Road and Biscailuz Drive and reached nearly four acres on Tuesday afternoon

The FBI has issued a reward for information about a person who appeared to open fire at an immigration enforcement operation in rural Ventura County. The federal operation at Glass House Farms near Camarillo drew dozens of protesters who clashed with federal agents on a road surrounded by farm fields and greenhouses northwest of Los Angeles.

City leaders praised first responders and drew attention to fire mitigation measures after the Rancho fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon, was largely contained by Tuesday evening.

K-9 rescue teams with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were deployed to assist in search and rescue efforts in Central Texas.