Soumya Karlamangla

Many fire victims are eager to clear their home sites and move on to rebuilding. The big question is when.

The company asked state regulators to approve a 22 percent increase on average.

Soumya Karlamangla, who covers California based in San Francisco, explores how the fires are reshaping her view of her home state.

State and local governments can alert you to risks and dangers in your surrounding areas. Being prepared is key.

L.A. Wildfires: Winds are calmer, but anxiety grows for residents who can’t go home.

Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes became fuel that fed the fires.

Some residents said Mayor Karen Bass should have canceled her trip to Ghana when weather warnings in Los Angeles grew increasingly dire.

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and focus on the city.

The fires’ proximity to densely populated areas means they are burning through more structures than past fires that covered more territory, preliminary figures show.

A man drove a pickup into crowds celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning, killing at least 14 people. President Biden said he was “inspired by ISIS.”