Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad fire was likely. Did they do enough to get ready?

President talks of forest-raking, giant valves and pipes from Canada while ordering more water to state’s large farmers.

An air quality alert was issued on Saturday at 10:53 a.m. in effect until Monday at midnight. The alert is for Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Eastern San Fernando ...

Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have ...