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Hughes Fire burns 10,000 acres, containment rises

Update: 23,448 acres destroyed by Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, now 77% contained

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 17 days. A crew of 2,420 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 77% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

CBS Sacramento on MSN · 6h

Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted as containment rises

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Hughes Fire burns thousands of acres in northern L.A. county, 31,000 evacuations ordered

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag sue Los Angeles

Orange County Register · 6h

Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt filed the lawsuit along with more than 20 other property owners and residents affected by the Palisades Fire.

CBS News · 21h

Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sue L.A. over losing home in wildfire

Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires tearing through Southern California in recent weeks.

Entertainment Weekly on MSN · 1d

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, and 20 more wildfire victims sue L.A. for water issues that hurt firefighting efforts

Spencer Pratt and his wife Heidi Montag are suing the city of Los Angeles, after having lost their home in January's California wildfires. The married reality TV veterans, known for The Hills and sequel series The Hills: New Beginnings,

President Trump visits Los Angeles fire zone

CBS Los Angeles on MSN · 2h

President Trump set to visit Los Angeles for Palisades Fire zone tour, emergency briefing with local officials

President Trump is expected to visit the Los Angeles area Friday following the devastating wildfires that caused extensive damage.

KRON4 News on MSN · 1h

Trump visits Los Angeles, tours wildfire damage

President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to tour the devastation left by several deadly wildfires that broke out earlier this month, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the

USA Today · 7h

President Trump, Gov. Newsom tour fire ravaged areas of Los Angeles

President Donald Trump was greeted by Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles to tour areas hit by the deadly wildfires.

California, Los Angeles

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 10h

California rushes billions in aid for Los Angeles fire recovery: ‘The first of many steps’

California passed a set of bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.

The Washington Post · 1d

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

California Legislature Approves $2.5B for State Response to Los Angeles-Area Fires

The California state Legislature has approved a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires

19hon MSN

Blaze-Stricken Los Angeles Contends With Fresh Fires, Resurgent Winds

Red-flag warnings for dangerous fire weather are in place until Friday.

1don MSN

Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...

New York Post on MSN8d

75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless

We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation

As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...

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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...

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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

13h

California Wildfire Updates: Rain Expected This Weekend As Hughes Fire Reaches 56% Containment

The 10,396-acre Hughes fire reached 56% containment Friday as first responders gained progress on multiple blazes burning in ...

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LA Mayor Karen Bass' brother loses home in Palisades Fire

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has revealed that her brother lost his Malibu home in the still-raging Palisades ...

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