The Palisades Fire started Jan. 7 during a Santa Ana windstorm in Pacific Palisades. Nearly three weeks later, evacuation orders are lifted.

The latest order by Newsom also mobilizes debris removal and cleanup with an eye toward recovery, and permits federal hazmat crews to start cleaning up properties as a key step in getting people back to their properties safely and to mitigate the risk of mudslides and flooding by hastening efforts to remove debris.

California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

For more 30 years, 55-year-old Malibu transplant Randy Miod embodied the vibrant spirit of a town he always dreamed of calling home.

California is considering a bill that would allow insurers and victims of climate-driven natural disasters to sue the oil industry for damages. State Sen.

Rain is easing after Southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters but caused ash, mud and debris to flow across streets in wildfire-burned areas.

The rain is raising concerns about potential mudslides in recent burn scar areas, including Malibu, Altadena, and other regions.

After weekend rainfall caused mudslides in wildfire burn scar areas and snow created dangerous driving conditions, several roadways and schools remain closed across the Southern California region.

Heavy rain beginning Sunday afternoon caused some mudslides, and snow closed part of Interstate 5 near Los Angeles.

L.A. County's first significant storm in more than eight months has already forced the closure of I-5, unleashed mud on roadways, and closed Malibu's public schools.

The amount of rainfall Los Angeles has received isn’t quite enough to keep the fire season from dragging into February. But the possibility for isolated showers will remain across the L.A. Basin into Tuesday.