Insurance payouts can accrue significant interest while the money sits in escrow during rebuilding, say proponents of a bill ...

Volunteers arrive at about 150 deployment centers, where they get flashlights and maps and assemble into small groups for the ...

A prominent public-interest law firm is warning that Los Angeles’ apparent requirement that older apartments be replaced with income-restricted low-income housing is an “unconstitutional taking” that, ...

To check the status of a homestead exemption, homeowners are advised to visit their county appraisal district’s website. A directory of these sites is available on the Comptroller of Texas ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning and now covers more than 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. It was 24% contained at 2 p.m. local time ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday as dry vegetation and brutal Santa Ana winds continue to boost fire conditions across Southern ...

A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze, which officials named the Hughes Fire, was first reported ...

A thick smoke cloud visible from the freeway and miles around cast a dark shadow over the area, including a residential community near Lake Hughes Road, in northern Los Angeles County. Burning in ...

A new wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County, California, Wednesday, called the Hughes fire that has already grown to more than 5,000 acres in size. The blaze broke out near the Castaic Lake ...

Gwinnett County government officials are planning to opt out of a new statewide floating homestead exemption because they believe the county’s longstanding existing exemptions on county property ...