LOS ANGELES - Major disasters have always been a feature of life in Los Angeles; when it's not an earthquake, it's another wildfire. Residents have learned to live in a state of preparedness: anchored ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure: a private bathhouse built ...

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But once the fires finally go out, inequality will almost certainly rise because of the class divides that are already ...

In the Los Angeles wildfires, private firefighters have been hired by insurance companies and wealthy residents to protect homes and businesses. We take a look at who they are and what they do.

Instead of calling city and country fire services, Los Angeles’ rich seemed content to hire private firefighters to save ...

Firefighters on Thursday continued to battle the two largest fires, which have killed 27 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.

Despite hurricanes, floods, and the recent devastating fires in Los Angeles, the insurance business can be a lucrative one, ...

First discovered: 5:05 p.m. Jan. 16 Initial location: Monterey County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 5:05 p.m.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:09 p.m. in El Dorado County. Casa Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...