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A recent rule change could cause a spike in insurance premium for homeowners across California, as the costs of the Los Angeles area wildfires are passed onto them in a way that was not allowed in the ...

A young family of three has been displaced following a fire at a townhouse on Silverlace Private, near Lorry Greenburg Drive ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure: a private bathhouse built ...

California's incompetent governance has been on full display as wildfires rage around Los Angeles—and also long before, if we ...

While advocates scramble to improve cleanup worker safety, private firefighting raises concerns about wealth inequality.

The struggle to find a home right now in Los Angeles is real, but agents are working with unlisted clients or whisper ...

Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy, but Cal Fire says they can sometimes pose a safety risk.

"Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough ...

But once the fires finally go out, inequality will almost certainly rise because of the class divides that are already ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:09 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

In the Los Angeles wildfires, private firefighters have been hired by insurance companies and wealthy residents to protect homes and businesses. We take a look at who they are and what they do.