The house in Altadena meant generational wealth to Ryan Lovell's family. When wildfire destroyed it a year ago, they had to put down new roots.

A year ago, the deadly wildfires in Southern California left behind a trail of destruction and forced desperate families to flee for their lives.Charred vehicles filled the streets in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood,

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has praised the insurance industry after the release of eye-catching claims payment data by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), revealing wildfire claims have now topped $22 billion.

The Palisades and Eaton fires killed 31 people and destroyed about 13,000 homes and other residential properties.

Residents of west Altadena are escalating calls for answers and accountability a year after officials failed to issue their community timely evacuation alerts and deploy needed firefighting resources.

One year after the devastating LA wildfires destroyed Pacific Palisades homes, only 25 to 30% of residents plan to rebuild as families face costly insurance battles.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore admitted Tuesday that the department's after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny. The admission comes more than two weeks after The Times found that the report was edited to downplay the failures of city and LAFD leadership in preparing for and fighting the Jan.

After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, Southern California is trying to heal, but also struggling with how to move forward.

Multiple celebrities lost their homes in the 2025 wildfires—with some choosing to rebuild, while others have already sold and moved on.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claimed Palisades fire recovery efforts in 2025 were among California's fastest despite months of criticism for slow reconstruction.

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago.