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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. Flood watches were in effect through 4 p.m. Monday for burn...
Rain in Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain began falling in parched Southern California on Saturday in a boon for firefighters who were mopping up multiple wildfires. But heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring the threat of new troubles like toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent...
Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while touring disaster areas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central...
The Latest: Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary in victory for Trump
President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics...
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing...
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The...
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parched Southern California continued to face dangerous winds but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, forecasters said Tuesday, dampening the prospects of another round of killer wildfires though even a small amount of precipitation could could create new challenges...
LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact the Games' runup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region’s landscape and psyche. The runup to the city hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to World Cup matches in...
Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters quickly extinguished several brush fires that erupted Monday in Southern California amid windy and dry conditions. The extreme fire weather is raising the risk of new wildfires like the two major blazes that started two weeks ago and are still burning in the Los...
Trump-allied group's warnings may signal legal blueprint to attack 'sanctuary' jurisdictions
The ominous letters went to hundreds of state and local officials across the U.S. two days before Christmas. It was a potential blueprint for how the Trump administration may attack “sanctuary” jurisdictions that resist mass deportations. They threatened criminal prosecutions and...
