If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...

And today, America’s second-largest city is facing its own natural disaster, and a set of choices for how to rebuild.There ...

Until Jan. 7, when fires began to destroy thousands of buildings and claim at least 28 lives, my biggest fear about ... As far away as Los Angeles, buildings would collapse, lives would be lost ...

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The largest known earthquakes that occurred in New England ... This story was reported from Los Angeles.

California's biggest reservoir has had its ... Magnitude: 6.7, but close in intensity to a 7.0 earthquake. Damage: It caused extensive damage in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, leading to ...

A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles and Orange counties almost ... who studies the behavior of mass fires that often follow earthquakes, developed his proposal at the time on behalf ...

Burning embers swirl as hand crews work to contain the wind-driven Hughes fire on Jan. 22 (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) ...