Alyce McFadden, a reporting fellow on The Times’s Metro desk, writes about what covering a disaster for the first time brought home to her.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

A flood watch will go into effect Sundy in recent Los Angeles County wildfire areas, as the first of what's expected to be ...

A house fire was reported on Dry Ridge Road in Colerain Township Wednesday afternoon.It was reported near Skyridge Drive around 3:50 p.m. Dry Ridge Road is reportedly closed in the area.The house ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County ... The agency added that off ramps to Parker Road and Lake Hughes Road, both on I-5 north, remain closed. A lawyer for the ...

The Hughes Fire in Los Angeles has now burned over 10,000 acres and remains just 14% contained, fire authorities in the city ...

Emergency vehicles are on the side of the road as flames from the Hughes Fire race up the hill in Castaic, a northwestern neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Picture: AFP Los Angeles City Firefighters ...

The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...