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Air quality concerns persist for those close to Palisades Fire
As firefighters gain a modicum of containment over the region’s raging wildfires, air quality has improved slightly but residents close...
Read moreOcean health under serious danger during, after Palisades Fire
While the area is still dealing with the Palisades Fire in the short term, the long-term impacts will also be...
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Santa Monica water supply is secured, but some LA customers must boil water
Santa Monica and Los Angeles have independent water sources but some residents on the City's northern edge have Santa Monica...
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What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people...
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New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes
The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials...
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First death confirmed in the Palisades Fire
After days of uncontrolled burning, officials confirmed the first death in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s...
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Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions
Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash,...
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Hell comes for the City of Angels
With a another fire bursting into life on Wednesday night, Los Angeles is burning like it never has before. Los...
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California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege...
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Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies?
The Los Angeles County wildfires triggered a rant from President-elect Donald Trump, who blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom for depriving Southern...
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