California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.

LOS ANGELES -- A man dressed like a firefighter was arrested after being caught burglarizing a home in the Malibu area, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Robert Luna said during a ...

Family members continue to identify the residents who were killed in the Southern California wildfires as the death toll rises to 25.

(KRON) — A man dressed up as a firefighter in an attempt to burglarize evacuated residences in the Malibu area was arrested on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

One suspect dressed as a firefighter was apprehended while attempting to rob a home in Malibu, according to the LA County sheriff.

Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire grew to 3,407 acres, according to Cal Fire, with evacuation orders extending to the community of Castaic and evacuation warnings stretching to the northernmost parts of Santa Clarita, which had an estimated population of 224,028 in 2023.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

A new fire broke out Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway. The fire was burning on the east side of the freeway near the Sepulveda Fire Road. Multiple fire engines were on the scene.

One victim was remembered as “a man with a quick wit, a brilliant mind and a love for his family.” Another victim was known to mentor young men, passing on “old-timey family values” he had learned as a boy. An Altadena resident who perished was a grandmother and former actor affectionately known as “Momma D.”

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that a missing man who L.A. County deputies were searching for died in the Palisades Fire. Jeffrey Takeyama, 69, had last been seen

Even as Santa Ana winds continued to blast parts of the Southland, threatening to spark new fires or re-ignite old ones, local authorities turned their attention Wednesday to the possibility of rain hitting the area this weekend and potentially triggering mud or debris flows in recent burn areas.