Los Angeles Police Department Cmdr. Steve Lurie will begin work as UCLA’s associate vice chancellor for campus and community safety Feb. 1. Laurie replaces Rick Braziel, the former Sacramento Police Department chief who temporarily headed the Office of Campus and Community Safety since it was established in May after the university came under heavy criticism

The Warwick Police Department has started a campaign to help over 20 LAPD officers who have lost their homes and belongings in the wildfires that have ravaged southern

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in an update Thursday that 18 people remain missing after the Southern California wildfires. Overall, authorities received a total of 43 missing persons reports related to the Eaton and Palisades fires. Of those, 12 were located safe.

The neighborhood is in the mandatory evacuation zone as the deadly fire pushes east toward the populated Los Angeles neighborhoods.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

During a Wednesday morning press conference, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell announced ... Tens of thousands of Southern California Edison customers are without power due to the dangerous red flag ...

Four wildfires continue to burn around Los Angeles county as of Saturday morning local time, with authorities trying to contain the blazes.

The LAPD said it has 13 active missing persons ... There a very small chance for a rain shower Friday into Saturday across southern California. Weary and anxious residents were told to be ready ...

At least three people have been arrested in recent days on suspicion of trying to start fires in the area as dangerous winds are returning.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Disasters like that in southern California open the door to scams, burglaries and looting, with so many people unable to return to their homes.