and Interstate 405. The cause of the wildfires — forecast to be the costliest blaze in U.S. history — is unknown. Here’s what to know about the five active fires in the Los Angeles area as ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of California, Los Angeles, while new evacuation warnings left more homeowners on edge.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs warn that the recent fires in Los Angeles County could become the most costly in California's history. Losses might reach up to $40 billion, placing these fires among the 20 most expensive natural disasters in the U.

The latest report shows that, in 2024, drivers “lost” an average of 43 hours to traffic. That’s up an hour from 2023 but down eight hours over 2022 when the average time “lost” was 51 hours. In 2021, the benchmark sat at 36 hours “lost.”

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of California,

Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los Angeles

There's a growing risk that significant fire weather could return in Los Angeles and Ventura counties starting early next week. But even more than winds, the region faces danger from extreme dry conditions and lack of rain.

Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental task: rebuilding what was lost in the Southern California wildfires.

Firefighters battling devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which have claimed at least 24 lives and destroyed thousands of homes, are bracing for dangerous winds forecasted to intensify the flames.

LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.