Bryan Strehl, 26, drove up to Upper Hastings Ranch to survey the familiar area. He was born and raised in Pasadena and teaches at Altadena elementary school, where, he said, six of his students and a colleague lost their homes in the Eaton fire.

I was on the phone with my oldest son who lives in Pasadena, California. He had been awakened around 3 a.m. by a city emergency vehicle blaring an evacuation order as it rolled through his little neighborhood of 1920s-era cottages.

At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

First there was wind, then there was fire — and the combination had devastating effects on livelihoods that were built through sweat, dedication and love over decades. Now, the potential rain forecasted in the Los Angeles area has created another risk: Mudslides,

It's a happy ending for Huckleberry. The tortoise was one of the first animals rescued by Pasadena Humane after the Los Angeles wildfires. But now, after many days in their care, the organization gave an update on the tortoise that is making people online cheer.

The funding would help pay for services ranging from shelters for those who have lost their homes and debris removal, among other things.

Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire.

In separate lawsuits, Benjamin Crump and the NAACP are going after Southern California Electric on behalf of Eaton fire victims.

More than 10,000 structures across Los Angeles County have been reduced to ashes as wildfires continue to blaze across parts of Southern California.

Thousands of sandbags are being loaded in anticipation of an upcoming storm that could lead to mudslides in Southern California’s recent burn zones. Cal Fire and California Conservation

The Palisades Fire, which started on Jan. 7, has burned 23,713 acres and has destroyed 5,828 structures, including homes and businesses, according to an update from Cal Fire on Monday. At least 10 fire-related deaths have been reported in the Palisades Fire.

The largest U.S. federal appeals court is closing its courthouse in Pasadena, California for the next week and shifting to hearing previously-scheduled arguments there remotely in light of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County.