A report of damaged hydrants dating back to January 2024 by Los Angeles firefighters was not shared until February 2025.

Promises to unify and work together to rebuild a wide swath of the Los Angeles region after January’s fires have given way to a far messier reality.

Late at night on Jan. 6, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department General Manager Carol Parks sent a text message wishing ...

Text messages sent to and from former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley leading up to LA County’s disastrous wildfires and the weeks ...

The text messages show how officials first started to realize how bad things were getting and that the windswept blazes had ...

Amid scrutiny for how the city of Los Angeles and its agencies handled the response to the Palisades Fire, new reports indicate that repairs to fire hydrants could have been made before the blaze ...

City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson tried to put the Chief Crowley controversy to rest. His fast-track strategy ...

Bass is up for re-election next year and if she wants another term, she’ll be starting in a hole she dug herself.

A hearing will be held at City Hall Tuesday to appeal her firing by Mayor Karen Bass, who has been heavily criticized for the ...

After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service ...