They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed by The Times. That was well after smoke and flames were threatening the area.
‘Fabulous’ Little Rock native, 95, dies in LA fire last week
A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community.
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A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California ... was a little further out, but ...
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95-year-old grandmother with ties to old Hollywood is killed in the Eaton fire
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929 ... days after Curry died in the California wildfires. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) Curry died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged through the community. Her granddaughter had dropped her off ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did
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It Wasn’t Just a Diner. It Was a Hub for Altadena.
Barbara Shay, the owner of the Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, right, stands with her daughter, Annisa Faquir. Their restaurant was a community hub in Altadena, Calif., for decades.Credit...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette10d
‘Fabulous’ Little Rock native, 95, dies in LA fire last week
A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community. Dalyce Curry's ...
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Family's 100-pound pet tortoise found safe after surviving Eaton Fire in California
ALTADENA, Calif. -- A family in Altadena, California, is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the devastation of the Eaton Fire. Rocki survived the fire after the family ...
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Wildfire evacuees in Altadena make the heartbreaking return home
The National Guard is letting some Altadena residents back into neighborhoods burned in the wildfires. Victoria Wilson and her family recorded their return to the wreckage that was once their home.
Altadena residents feel forgotten as Trump tours Pacific Palisades fire devastation
President Trump surveyed destruction in Pacific Palisades by air and on foot during his visit to Los Angeles County on Friday afternoon, but he did not visit the ravaged community of Altadena.
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Can Altadena's Black population survive fire, or will it disappear along with its history?
The four-bedroom home on Highview Avenue that Olsen J. Rogers bought in 1963 was a far cry from the Texas farm given to his family by the man who enslaved
Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.