Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire January 13, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak and Malathi Nayak Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of...
Los Angeles Fires Rage as High Winds Set to Return This Week January 13, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Laura Curtis At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week,...
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B January 9, 2025 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new AccuWeather total loss estimates. With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern...
California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses January 8, 2025 By Don Jergler Active wind-driven wildfires in Southern California that are estimated to have burned more than 1,000 properties and prompted evacuation orders...
Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles January 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across...
Rescuers Describe Scene at a Hawaii Home After Deadly Fireworks Blast January 3, 2025 By Mead Gruver Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped...
Firefighters Getting Handle on California Blaze That Threatened Malibu December 13, 2024 Firefighters are getting a better handle on a California wildfire that was threatening the city of Malibu as the winds...
Malibu Firefighters Make Gains on Blaze as Wind Warnings Persist December 11, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and John Gittelsohn Firefighters made some gains containing a raging wildfire that threatens Malibu, California, even as the burn area doubled in size...
Malibu Fire Explodes in Size, Forces Thousands to Evacuate December 10, 2024 A Southern California wildfire whipped by “particularly dangerous” winds destroyed homes, shut schools and spurred the evacuation of thousands of...
Swarm of Moderate to Strong Quakes Hit Alaska’s Aleutian Islands December 10, 2024 A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists...