The first wave of evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for several neighborhoods in the Palisades Fire zone.

The Palisades fire moved east, forcing evacuations in Brentwood and parts of Encino; the death toll from the fires rose to 16 on Saturday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

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

Evacuation orders were initially issued for one zone, but several more were quickly ordered to flee as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue to burn in California today. Here are the latest updates.

Firefighters rushed to contain a new wildfire that erupted near homes in the area of Calabasas and West Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, on Thursday afternoon. The

The Palisades and Eaton fires are burning in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday night as gusting winds fuel the flames toward heavily populated areas.

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

One father, who rents a townhome for his family of four in the Palisades Highlands, decided in the early days of the fire to see for himself what was left.

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.