Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and rain in the weekend forecast.
The wind-driven wildfires that devoured thousands of homes in Los Angeles County, turning whole neighborhoods into moonscapes, have yet to be extinguished, but the legal battles are already beginning.
A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.
As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, allegations of blame are being made on behalf of victims.
The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings.
The lawsuit faults the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for delaying repairs to a massive reservoir that services the Pacific Palisades.
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines, some experts say.
As multiple wildfires devour tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles in what is expected to be the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history, the area's electric utilities have come under increasing scrutiny.
Southern California Edison meteorologists expect PSPS conditions to continue through at least early Wednesday morning, if not longer.
Utility workers from the Navajo Nation headed to Los Angeles on Thursday to help rebuild the electrical grid damaged by historic southern California wildfires. The Navajo Tribe Utility Authority announced 11 team members specializing in electric line work were sent from Fort Defiance, Arizona, to the Los Angeles area.
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.
President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.