While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation;

Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood,

At least two dozen people have been reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near one another in a ravaged Altadena neighborhood.

Sitting in the hotel room where his family sheltered from the Eaton Fire, Eric Martin was certain his Altadena, California, house – the place he’d once believed his 1- and 3-year-old sons ...

In the middle of Southern California’s dangerous fires, a former San Diego journalist helped save a preschool in Altadena from the Eaton Fire.

Greg Wells, Bob Clearmountain, Madlib and Mark “Spike” Stent are among the producers impacted by the devastation in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, along with scores of session and touring players.

A pair of Grammy nominees join forces for their new single “Laid Back/Old Skool Chevy.” London singer TAVE and Los Angeles singer Kenyon Dixon work some magic on their 90s R&B and neo-soul-inspired single as they invite a special someone in their lives to join them on an easygoing cruise in an old-school Chevy.

The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego County and is 30% contained. Jacey Fortin The Friars fire burned a few acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley neighborhood Tuesday afternoon,

The spiking levels underscore the added danger from wildfires when cars, homes, and other structures burn, researchers said. Lead is often present in paint and pipes used in older homes, while chlorine and other chemicals are generated when plastic melts or combusts.

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.

Frustrated Los Angeles County evacuees are anxious to return to their houses to survey damage, retrieve necessities, figure out what their insured losses are and assess what can be salvaged of their remaining property.

The Lilac and Pala fires broke out in San Diego County early Tuesday, prompting evacuations as dangerous fire weather conditions continue to grip the region.