Wildfires
Ex-Skydance Executive Pleads Guilty To “Recklessly” Operating Drone That Crashed Into Super Scooper During L.A. Wildfires – Update
UPDATED with plea: Former president of Skydance Interactive Peter Akemann pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling...
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough money to pay claims from the Los...
How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said she had been forced to pay...
PGA Presidents “Beseeching” Studios, Steamers & More To Bring Productions Back To L.A. Post Wildfires
At the top of tonight’s PGA Awards, the guild’s co-president Donald De Line made a plea to industry suits in the room to keep production in Los Angeles following...
‘Hacks’ Paul W. Downs Calls For More Productions To Be Shot In L.A. Post Wildfires At Critics Choice Awards
Winning Best Comedy Series at the Critics Choice tonight, Hacks co-creator and star Paul W. Downs told the tent at the Santa Monica Barker Hanger that “we need to...
Critics Choice Awards 2025: Kate Hudson Shares Personal Impact of Los Angeles Wildfires – E! Online
Critics Choice Awards: Why Kate Hudson Insists Her New Netflix Show Will Be a Slam DunkKate Hudson is still reeling from the effects of the Los Angeles wildfires. As...
California power company probing equipment irregularities as possible cause to deadly Eaton Fire
A California power company is probing equipment irregularities as a possible cause to the deadly Eaton Fire that erupted last month and destroyed thousands of homes. Southern California Edison...
Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are Affecting Animals, From Fish to Snakes to Birds
On January 23, dozens of biologists laden with electrified backpacks, nets and buckets marched into the smoldering moonscape that the Palisades Fire had created in the Santa Monica Mountains....
The Moving Reason Adam Levine Connected Meghan Markle With Billie Eilish Amid L.A. Wildfires – E! Online
Meghan Markle is thankful for the power of connection. After all, that bond helped her pull off a special surprise for a family impacted by the Los Angeles fires...
L.A. Wildfires: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Begins Phase 2 Debris Removal In Some Eaton Fire Locations
UPDATED with latest: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, beginning with two Pasadena Unified School District campuses...
Meghan Markle made a voice note for Billie Eilish to help young victim of LA wildfires — here’s how she responded
Music cares. Meghan Markle made a voice note for Billie Eilish, asking for her help in supporting a young victim of the LA wildfires, and the “Birds of a...
How A.I. Can Help Humans Battle Wildfires, From Advanced Camera Systems to Forecasting Models
Anna Fiorentino Freelance writer Earlier this month, relentless 90-mile-an-hour Santa Ana winds sent wildfires tearing through Greater Los Angeles, taking more than two dozen lives, flattening neighborhoods and decimating...