How a small fire in Los Angeles turned into a monster, hour by hour
The Palisades Fire began as a brush fire on Tuesday morning amid wind gusts above 50 miles per hour. In less than an hour, ...
The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles
The sky over L.A. has previously contained signs, and people had the good sense to heed them. Before water from the Owens ...
Before and after images reveal destruction of the Los Angeles fires
Multiple wildfires fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, have killed 10 and burned more than 35,000 acres near Los Angeles. The ...
Los Angeles fires, East Coast snow and more of the week’s best photos
See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Paradise lost along Pacific Coast Highway
Everyone knows California is disaster-prone. But wildfires are supposed to be in the hills, not on the beach, and certainly not inside the borders of one of the biggest and best-prepared cities on the ...
Los Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short
There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines,” one fire captain in Los Angeles said. Though fire officials ...
California fire and evacuation maps: See where the Los Angeles fires are burning
TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME ...
Los Angeles has never seen this level of destruction: ‘Everything is burned down’
Pacific Palisades appeared more like a moonscape of destruction than an upscale neighborhood known for its ocean views, ...
Massive Palisades Fire turns deadly as it devastates coastal Los Angeles community
After killing at least five people, the Palisades Fire continued to burn east toward the 405 Freeway and San Fernando Valley, ...