Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reignited into the giant Palisades fire.

It was reported at around 2:20 p.m. at a vacant single-story house in the 500 block of N. St. Andrews Place, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

LAFD posts a "physical rescue" alert at 10502 N Tampa Ave in Porter Ranch. Map and details link shared; details pending.

A quick-moving brush fire near 951 N Figueroa Place in Harbor City was knocked down Saturday afternoon after a rapid response from Los Angeles firefighters, according to the Los Angeles Fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire engulfed an elderly couple's single-story California home on Tuesday, Feb. 24 An 85-year-old woman was able to escape the ...

An elderly man is dead, and an elderly woman was injured in a ferocious California house fire. The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news release that the incident happened at a single-story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An 85-year-old man was killed in a Tuesday-morning fire at a one-story, single-family home in Beverly Grove, officials said. Los ...

A 50-year-old man died after falling onto the tracks at a downtown Los Angeles Metro train station. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the man was struck by a train at around 5:44 p.m. at the 7th ...

All lanes of Interstate 85 south in Durham near Exit 182 were closed due to a crash early Saturday morning. The crash is near the exit toward Red Mill Road. The lanes closed around 5:30 a.m. As of ...

FRUIT COVE, Fla. — A proposed Daily’s gas station and car wash at the entrance of the Fruit Cove Estates neighborhood continues to draw strong pushback from homeowners who say it doesn’t belong on ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is planning to spend more than $100 million to build fast-charging, autonomous-vehicle charging stations in the US, the latest move to establish itself as a critical player in ...