Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

On Sunday at 4:25 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Tuesday at 10 p.m. The alert is for Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Eastern San Fernando Valley, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area,

California lawmakers propose new wildfire recovery measures, including insurance relief and rebuilding aid, as costs and uncertainty rise.

Officials are urging caution as some Los Angeles County residents begin returning to neighborhoods devastated by recent wildfires, while health authorities warn of dangerous windblown dust and ash conditions through Tuesday evening.

Anyone venturing out to the beach or Palisades Park over the weekend will have noticed that the National Guard has disappeared. The road blocks preventing anyone from attempting to drive down the California Incline or reach the Pacific Coast Highway via Moomat Ahiko Way have gone,

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak of deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and charred thousands of homes.

The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in prices for rental housing, spurring price gouging concerns.

Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning with disaster.

Santa Anas are those desiccating winds that occur commonly in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California. Carrying dry desert air, they push over the mountains in the Transverse Ranges and accelerate as they move downslope, howling into the canyons and valleys.

Free insurance workshops designed to assist Los Angeles-area residents affected by the recent wildfires are scheduled at Santa Monica College and Pasadena City College.