I moved away from California about 35 years ago, but I still think about the years I spent there. When I used to look up my old neighborhood in Altadena, CA on Google Maps, it was always green. Last week, when I looked it up on the Eaton Fire map, it was all yellow. When I looked it up tonight on a different map, it was mostly red.

As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff's deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then the fire neared their station, and they had to evacuate, too.

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 ...

New video, captured by a gas station surveillance camera, may shed light on what caused the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. A law firm claims the footage shows electrical arcs and ...

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.

There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat: “We’re evacuating La Vina.” “We just grabbed some ...

What began as a typical Tuesday in the Altadena home of the Secada-Borrego family, a queer Latina couple with two children, unexpectedly shifted that afternoon when powerful wind gusts caused […]

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 ...

The BriefCritical fire weather returns this week to Southern California as some residents return home to the Pasadena and Altadena neighborhoods.Crews continue to investigate the cause of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The National Weather Service issued a "particularly dangerous situation" alert for Los Angeles and Ventura counties as another dangerous wind event is expected this week.

There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, forecasters say, including the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.

Road closures and flood warnings are in effect Sunday as Los Angeles County endures its first rainstorm of the season.