The partisan feud over the deadly Los Angeles wildfires intensifies, with President Trump and congressional Republicans ramping up attacks on California and local response.

President Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 that allows the federal government to leapfrog local leaders and expedite permits.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said President Trump lacks the authority to fast-track wildfire rebuilding efforts in her own backyard after he signed an executive order aimed at speeding up the sluggish process.

Wildfire debates often collapse into a single word: climate. Yet the record from California’s worst recent seasons points to something more immediate and more uncomfortable. The spark that turns a dry hillside into a disaster is overwhelmingly human,

Following a Times investigation, a state lawmaker is proposing the first health-based standards for assessing smoke contamination after wildfires.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reducing the reimbursement city and rural fire departments get for responding to wildfires. Fire officials fear it will hamper fire response across the West.

Adnan Rajib, an assistant professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a $199,993 RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation to study post-wildfire water quality in Los Angeles and help local authorities understand and predict the lingering effects of wildfires on the city’s water supply.

In his new memoir, Spencer Pratt also claims he could’ve owned a yacht if he hadn’t turned Kris Jenner down years ago.

In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. In January 2025, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.