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When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

Recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped up his intervention on the California Coastal Commission on Monday, chiding the agency for providing “legally erroneous guidance” that threatens to create confusion and delay ...

Then, in Phase 2, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be able to move in and physically remove the debris from properties ...

With the burn area nearly fully contained, final evacuation orders stemming from the deadly Palisades Fire were lifted, allowing residents Tuesday to return to their properties, but another death tied ...

Owners of property destroyed in any of the region’s devastating wildfires can now opt-in to government debris removal programs as Phase 2 of the clearance program is now open to the public. The U.S.

Nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to ...

The recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zone areas have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an advisory and close several miles of Los Angeles County's coastline, ...