Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ranks ...

A full-scale firefighting effort stretched into Saturday (Jan 11) in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, as the wildfire there expanded into an additional 1,000 acres overnight ...

"But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza or one of these war-torn countries," Curtis stated in the ...

So far, 11 victims have been confirmed to have died in the two biggest fires. Conditions are still ripe for additional fires ...