Potentially catastrophic rain is heading toward Los Angeles -- a region already scarred by recent extreme weather and climate events, making it more vulnerable.

The decision may increase the utility's average residential energy bill by about $1.24, depending on the outcome of a future decision.

2025 began with a series of raging fires in Los Angeles, which decimated neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing more than 30 people. The burn zones remain in the rebuilding process, an arduous and lengthy undertaking nearly a year later.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autumn heat wave accompanied by gusty winds raised the wildfire risk for Southern California starting Tuesday, with forecasters warning that grass and brush are still dangerously dry despite recent rains. The National Weather ...

Officials are waiting until March 2026 to continue work on regulations to require ember-resistant zones around some 2 million houses in high-risk wildfire areas.

SCE is repairing and rebuilding damaged infrastructure in Altadena and Malibu, with a focus on safety inspections and community coordination. The utility plans to invest $6.2 billion over three years to implement its Wildfire Mitigation Plan, emphasizing ...

Of the thousands of residents needing to rebuild after this year’s California wildfires, Andy Weyman would seem especially well positioned. The TV and stage director had remodeled his Malibu home just five years earlier and had city-approved blueprints ...