Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Crews are hoping to make progress in battling the Hurst Fire burning in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles County on Thursday.

The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff between 2018 and 2022.

Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.

Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the region.

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As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?

Los Angeles police have arrested four people on arson charges for allegedly trying to ignite new fires as firefighters continue to fight the Palisades and Eaton blazes that have killed a combined

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 11 days. A crew of 5,478 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 43% of the fire by Saturday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

The last evacuation warnings for the Hurst Fire burning in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles County were lifted on Saturday.

A fire fueled by dangerously high winds has forced thousands of people to leave their homes in Los Angeles County.