Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes.

There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena ... was among the California cities including LA., Oakland, and San Francisco that played ...

On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order banning unsolicited, low-ball property offers in fire-affected areas for three months. The fires, which have raged for more than a week, have killed at least 24 people and destroyed over 10,000 structures, mostly homes.

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties.

As winds began to die down Wednesday, there was growing despair and frustration in the vast fire zones among residents who were demanding to get back into their neighborhoods. A brigade of ...

ALTADENA, California — Residents of California’s San Gabriel Valley had been coexisting with wildfire danger for generations before this week’s firestorm. Even relative newcomers ...

The San Fernando Valley blaze comes as Santa Ana winds trigger high wind warnings across Southern California ... Palisades and the Eaton Fire in Altadena. NBC4 Meteorologist David Biggar warned ...

When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

Coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the unprecedented losses, issues firefighters faced and the winds.

I started receiving texts from other friends who were fleeing Altadena. Families like Jeff and Kevin, two Marines who fell in love in the service, got married at the Altadena Town & Country Club, and had a beautiful baby boy together.

Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.

Jay Christensen, a Fort Dodge native and 1978 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, spent 20 years at the Los Angeles Times, with previous stops in Colorado Springs and Sacramento. Follow him on Instagram: @jaychristensenphoto.