This collection of photos was curated by AP photo editors Leslie Mazoch and Rachel Leathe.

With cleanup and restoration work still ongoing in the wake of the Palisades Fire, all areas of Pacific Coast Highway will nonetheless reopen to essential traffic beginning Sunday, though with only ...

With cleanup and restoration work still ongoing in the wake of the Palisades Fire, all areas of Pacific Coast Highway will nonetheless reopen to essential traffic beginning Sunday, though with only ...

Milo Ventimiglia and Jarah Mariano welcome their first child just weeks after losing their Malibu home to the LA wildfires, finding hope in a fresh start.

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

The rescue took place just before the season's first rainstorm, which is believed to have buried the remaining trout in mud.

Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood are reopening to the public this weekend despite concerns from some local residents and officials who fear it's too soon to allow wide ...

The city faces a choice: remake itself into something largely familiar or take a bolder path and emerge as a new metropolis.

A statue remains standing after the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) ...

Kathy Eldon thought her world ended when her son was murdered. She tells how his memory helped her cope with one of the worst natural disasters ever to strike LA ...

Protesters in Malibu criticized the EPA for setting up a hazardous debris staging area near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, fearing environmental contamination.

At least 29 people were killed in the two fires that scorched thousands of acres and destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 ...