Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire.

The largest U.S. federal appeals court is closing its courthouse in Pasadena, California for the next week and shifting to hearing previously-scheduled arguments there remotely in light of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County.

Southern California residents tell KCAL that they refuse to leave their LA homes amid the wildfires due to looters.

Combined, the fires have consumed about 22 square miles — about half the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

Muttville, a senior dog rescue in San Francisco, has been working around the clock to send donations down to shelters impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires.

Wildfires continued to grow Wednesday as fire crews battled three major out-of-control blazes that killed at least five people.

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities and sent thousands of people fleeing their homes.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California's efforts to stabilize the state's insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.

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A wildfire spreading quickly through the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles burned close to Palisades Charter High School, as homes nearby went up in flames. Watch the report from the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

But the park closure is where an urban legend starts. There’s no proof — and it’s been denied by local experts — but there are rampant rumors that the birds from Busch Gardens are the ancestors of LA’s wild parrot population.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.