The Desert Sun7d
Eaton Fire evacuees return to scenes of devastation, some hope in Altadena
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office deputy was on watch in his patrol vehicle outside an Altadena evacuation zone on Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive, where he saw a lone bicyclist. "You on the ...
LAist8d
Reporting on the fire that destroyed my neighborhood
On the way out of town, I spoke with a group of people gathered on a street corner watching the fire race down a mountain ...
Fighting LA’s fires from the sky
When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented operation to stomp it out made up of the National Guard, the city of Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Times17d
The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles
“I said to myself, ‘You’ll probably be all right.’ ... We’re in America.” “What us Pasadenans and Altadenans are about is doing what we need to do for one another.” “We’re not ...
LAist18d
Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years.
ABC News18d
Altadena family recounts their harrowing escape from Eaton Fire
The Taylor family had 20 minutes to evacuate their home in Altadena. The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of structures since Jan. 7. In Altadena, north of Pasadena, the Eaton Fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News18d
Eaton fire destroys 3 generations of Altadena family’s homes
Davila’s wife, Dani Stone, sees flames whenever she closes her eyes. Dani’s father, Rene Stone, has returned to Altadena every day for the last week, trying to get past barricades to see for ...
The Washington Post18d
A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
ALTADENA, Calif. — Lois Walker and her husband arrived in this Los Angeles suburb in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains more than 60 years ago. The suburb had become a beacon for Black ...
ABC718d
Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- When the wind-driven Eaton Fire whipped through Altadena, California, it didn't just destroy neighborhoods, it wiped away part of the rich history of the city.
NBC Los Angeles18d
Recovery effort ‘Altadena Girls' helps teens impacted by Eaton Fire
Like many Altadena families that lost their homes, it was a mad dash in the middle of the night taking with them only what they could carry. “Four Guinea pigs, two dogs and one cat and ourselves.
Orange County Register18d
Fire-ravaged Altadena attracting real estate vultures eyeing deals
Danielle Neal is a fourth-generation resident of Altadena who saw the house she grew up in and the apartment she rented burn down in the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County.