Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 97% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...
LA County Sheriff's Department offering free home checks for wildfire victims
Altadena residents can have the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department check on their homes for free as the Eaton Fire ...
Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations
Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...
Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks
Police officers in California improperly accessed a state database of private information more than 7,000 times in 2023, ...
Couple with fake fire truck busted for impersonating firefighters near Palisades Fire in Los Angeles: sheriff
Los Angeles authorities arrested a couple and impounded their fake fire truck after they were allegedly caught impersonating ...
LA County Sheriff's Department working to locate more than 30 missing persons from wildfires
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.
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Ex-Los Angeles sheriff blasts wokeness crippling city’s wildfire response: ‘Disaster is not the fires, it’s this ideology’
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and ex-county Sheriff Alex Villanueva told The Post they are dismayed by the looting that is taking place and the mismanagement of city ...
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Altadena sheriff’s station reopens after smoke contaminants prompted closure
Four days after airborne contamination from wildfire smoke prompted the closure of its Altadena station, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday the facility is once again fully ...