Recipe for L.A.’s fire disaster: Intense rains followed by unprecedented heat and dry conditions

One fire appears to have been caused by a spark from old power lines, the other allegedly started by an Uber driver with a ...

Worsening Climate Change Boosts Risk of Destructive CA Wildfires

They were the second and third most destructive wildfires in California history — eclipsed only by the Camp fire that leveled ...
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Hyundai, Kia agree to install anti-theft upgrades after Connecticut-led lawsuit

HARTFORD — Hyundai and Kia have agreed to install vehicle security upgrades on equipment that has been exploited by thieves ...

Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?

During January's fires, emergency alert failures killed trust: Altadena residents received evacuation orders five hours late, ...

LA County opens $23M rent relief program. Who is eligible?

Applications for the Los Angeles County Emergency Rent Relief Program can be submitted starting on Dec. 17. Through this ...

Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology

Automakers Hyundai and Kia have reached a settlement with dozens of states over anti-theft technology in models of their ...

Chuck Neinas, a key architect and adviser over decades of college sports, dies at 93

Longtime college sports executive Chuck Neinas has died at the age of 93. Neinas was a commissioner of the Big Eight ...