A new University of California study says that a toxic carcinogen with "potentially serious impacts on human health" may have ...

David Muir thanks the team after ABC News, in partnership with KABC, received the prestigious Peabody Award for coverage on ...

Fast-moving wildfires pushed by winds that firefighters described an some of the most challenging they've ever seen are burning in Los Angeles County. The brush fires broke out Tuesday on a day of ...

California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the California Legislature.

Smoke from the Sandy Fire burning in Simi Valley is blowing into Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department announced Monday evening. Areas of the San Fernando Valley should expect ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said residents should feel assured that most properties cleared by the U.S. Army ...

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This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:35 a.m. Experts have evaluated the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires to be among the top 10 most expensive natural disasters in United States history. Reports from ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company was slow to investigate and underpaid claims from the ...

State Farm is in crisis mode in California as officials look to slap it with massive fines and suspend its license over the handling of the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire. The California Department of ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to push for wildfire relief funding, marking a rare moment of cooperation after months of clashes. Bass ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ripped outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her controversial ad campaign and demanded the agency immediately release more than $500 million in stalled ...