Workers clean up contaminated possessions and surfaces months after the Eaton fire at Brent Morgan and Corine Harmon's home on Oct. 3 in Altadena. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) When the January ...

A new study of the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires has found that even after fires are extinguished, residents who return to their homes may remain at risk of exposure to known ...

The 17-page lawsuit was filed Tuesday in San Joaquin County Superior Court by Tracy resident Senthil Velu.

Despite a court loss and sanctioning by state regulators, California’s home insurer of last resort continues to deny smoke damage claims from the January wildfires — even when toxic substances have ...

For many in Altadena with houses still standing after the Eaton fire, it has been a year of headaches trying to clean their homes and make them habitable again. A year after California’s urban ...

Their homes survived the recent wildfires, but some homeowners said dealing with their FAIR Plan insurance is keeping them from moving back in. According to the Department of Insurance, the California ...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today announced formal legal action against the California FAIR Plan Association, the state's insurer of last resort operated by the insurance industry, for ...

Wildfire smoke has become a regular threat for West Coast wine regions, but researchers say the science behind smoke damage in grapes and wine is advancing more quickly than the insurance standards ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred When the January 2025 firestorms swept through ...

When the January 2025 firestorms swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades they not only burned down homes but left thousands still standing riddled with smoke damage. The disaster set the stage ...