Kristin Crowley, who is taking flack for her diversity efforts, has publicly criticized city cuts to her department.

When a child over the age of 1 dies with an undetermined cause of death, families find themselves left with more questions than answers.

A growing force of firefighters battled massive infernos across the Los Angeles area on Monday as more powerful winds moved in and threatened recent progress against wildfires that have destroyed ...

California’s top officials have spent the last week playing clean-up after a repeated number of gaffes and outlandish policy ...

The former first lady of California shredded local leaders, arguing that Los Angeles needs to sort out "what’s important and ...

In honor of our real-life heroes, check out a brief look at some of the queer firefighters in pop culture below. And, for a handy guide to volunteer opportunities & mutual aid programs in LA in the ...

As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles area, investigators are working to find out how they started and what may have worsened the situation.

Twelve teams in the Los Angeles and Anaheim areas announced a combined donation of $8 million to help those affected by the ...

The reality star was called a hypocrite as people reminded the world about her family's excesses during Southern California's ...

By The Associated Press After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least ...

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