The city of Santa Monica has lifted all evacuation warnings and curfew within city limits, as fire crews continue to make progress in containing the Palisades Fire. City officials announced evacuation warnings would be lifted in all areas of Santa Monica north of San Vicente Boulevard.

Amid the tragedy a look at the before and after pictures of neighbourhoods from Malibu, to Hollywood Hills, Pasadena and the Los Angeles skyline.

Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.

Here is the view from live cameras in the Los Angeles area, from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to the Hollywood Hills, showing wildfires scorching acre after acre.

A Santa Monica ... 6:45 a.m. A Santa Monica officer approached the car and signaled it was not authorized to pass through the checkpoint. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered ...

While many Angelenos have been devastated by the fires, others in the sprawling city have had to balance helping out with “normal life.”

The sole population of Southern California steelhead in the coastal range has survived flames and drought but finds itself facing another threat.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory at 11:44 a.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday noon. The advisory is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Palos Verdes Hills,

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

State authorities previously listed the Palisades as one of the five Southern California areas with the highest concentration of potential wildfire risks. The community also is among the areas most impacted by an unavailability of insurance coverage.

An updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Sunday at 12:25 p.m. valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday 2 p.m. The advisory is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Palos Verdes Hills,