AM Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Ocean Ave and California Ave in response to a call of a hit-and-run of a department employee. Northbound California toward Pacific Coast Highway is closed to vehicular traffic and only accessible by emergency vehicles.

Although colleges in Los Angeles escaped serious fire damage, leaders say they face a long road ahead as hundreds of students and faculty were displaced.

No words really, just a horror show. Some of the design choices we made here helped, but we were also very lucky,” Santa Monica-based architect Greg Chasen shared in a now viral post on X. The home, located on Iliff Street,

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two massive infernos destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.

The $82.2 billion Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Pasadena, Calif., posted a notice on its website which stated that due to the ongoing wildfires, LACERA’s Pasadena offices will remain closed at least through Jan. 17, although its call center will be available on weekdays from 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse,

Large-scale fires ravaged homes in the Los Angeles suburbs. The cause of these fires could be fireworks. According to the Washington Post, analysis of photos, videos, satellite images and radio conversations,

Massive fires continue burning after igniting in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.