After losing their homes in the Eaton Fire, an Altadena neighborhood vowed to find the firefighter who left them a heartwarming letter of perseverance.

When I left snowy Ithaca for my Southern California beach town in December, I was eager to trade the Arctic wind chill for blue skies and an ocean breeze. What I did not expect was to be met with ash falling from the orange-ish sky and smoke plumes over the ocean.

While visiting the wildfire-torn community of Altadena Thursday, leading House Democrats called for federal assistance without "political" conditions — a day after the Trump Administration rescinded a memo issuing a freeze on federal funding.

Fast forward to now, the aftermath of a catastrophic January day in 2025, when extreme wind fueled the hellish Eaton fire that destroyed thousands of homes, killed at least 17 people, and leveled scores of local landmarks, schools, churches and businesses.

Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena, California, home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire. While Raynor ...

Cindy Carcamo is a staff writer in Food for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered immigration issues as a Metro reporter and, before that, served as Arizona bureau chief and national correspondent in the Southwest. A Los Angeles native, she has reported in Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, and is a former staff writer at the Orange County Register. Albert Brave Tiger Lee is a Southern California native, son of Korean immigrants, a father and a staff videographer at the Los Angeles Times. His work spans various mediums of visual storytelling and has been recognized for various disciplines including a national Emmy Award for News and Documentary, an RFK Journalism Award, Pictures of the Year International honors, the National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism Award and Columbia University’s Dart Award.

Eight Arizona task forces were sent to battle wildfires in California and their battalion chief is sharing his experience from what he's seen over the last three weeks.

Two brave firefighters from Prescott Valley, Arizona, have returned from Southern California, where they faced the region's most catastrophic wildfire. Captain Sean Jones and his Central Arizona Fire crew joined forces with international teams to confront a wind-driven conflagration that caused widespread destruction in Los Angeles.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After Aveson Charter School in Altadena, California, was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, a Phoenix charter school is stepping up to “adopt” the students and staff from the ...

Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood ... Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

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Under mandatory evacuation, Jones and several other Altadena residents were met by yellow caution tape and National Guard and California Highway Patrol personnel. Frustrated and unable to reach ...