Despite progress, rescue teams continue to search for at least 31 missing persons since the start of the fires on January 7. Related: California Doubles Number of National Guard Members To Fight Fires More than 11,000 residents of Los Angeles County have been able to return home after authorities lifted some evacuation orders in response […]

About 45 percent of all firefighters working in the United States today are employed privately. As multiple wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a growing controversy has emerged surrounding the hiring of private firefighters by affluent residents. RELATED: Increasing Winds Pose New Risks for Wildfire-Ravaged Los Angeles “Does anyone have access to private firefighters […]

As firefighters continue to battle wildfires in the LA area, winds are expected to intensify in the coming days. On Sunday, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said that gusty winds and persistently dry weather are increasing extreme fire threats in the region. Northeast wind gusts surpassed 50 miles (about 80 km) per hour, […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Saturday that he has doubled the activation of California National Guard troops to operate in the Los Angeles area to fight the fires. RELATED: Los Angeles in Crisis: Wildfires Claim Lives and Destroy Thousands of Structures So far, the catastrophic fires have already taken the lives of eleven people […]

Concerns over the high cost of living pushed the satisfaction of residents in Los Angeles County back to its lowest-ever level, with renters feeling especially pessimistic about their futures, showed an annual survey published Wednesday. RELATED:  Tuberculosis Cases Are Surging in California The Quality of Life Index is a project of the University of California, […]

On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters gathered and marched in downtown Los Angeles, denouncing U.S. Palestine policy, especially the Biden administration’s consistent pro-Israel stance. RELATED:  Caracas Joined the Global Action for Palestine Day Many of the protesters wore Palestinian keffiyeh, a distinctly patterned black-and-white headdress regarded as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism since the […]