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LA Fire Survivors Accuse State Farm of Delaying Claims. Should It Get OK for a Rate Hike?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still stan...

LA Fire Survivors Accuse State Farm of Delaying Claims. Should It Get OK for a Rate Hike?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still stan...

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A worker stands atop a home being rebuilt after the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Los Angeles Residents Begin to Rebuild After Devastating Fires

LOS ANGELES — Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting ...

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California Sets Aside $170 Million to Thin Vegetation, Forests to Help Prevent Wildfires

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed new legislation that will p...

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The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles after the fires, on Jan. 25, 2025. Steve Soboroff was picked by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the city’s rebuilding effort, but dust-ups over his compensation, the scope of his authority and more got in the way. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)

After a Rocky 90-Day Tenure, LA’s Recovery Czar Is Stepping Down

LOS ANGELES — Three months ago, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles appointed Steve Soboroff to oversee the first phase of the huge recovery eff...

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Burned properties following the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Jan 19, 2025. Nearly three months after the January wildfires in Los Angeles, investigators discovered human remains in a burned lot on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif., raising the total death toll from the fires to 30. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)

LA Fires Death Toll Rises to 30 After Remains Are Found

Nearly three months after the January wildfires in Los Angeles, investigators discovered human remains in a burned lot Wednesday in Altadena...

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The Silver Fire has burned 1,250 acres near Bishop with 0% containment, prompting evacuations as strong winds hamper firefighting efforts. (CalFire)

Silver Fire Grows to 1,250 Acres, Threatens Homes in Inyo County

The Silver Fire continues to burn north of Bishop, where strong winds have fueled its rapid growth to 1,250 acres with no containment, offic...

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New CA Fire Maps Will Change How Some Valley Homes Are Built

When fires ravaged Chico and Paradise in 2018, most of the homes built there came before modern state mitigation standards, said Frank Bigel...

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CA Regulator Mulls State Farm’s Request for 22% Home Insurance Hike

SACRAMENTO — California’s top insurance regulator on Friday said he would approve an emergency request by State Farm to raise premiums...

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New Atmospheric River Expected to Boost Sierra Snowpack

Could an atmospheric river arriving in California on Wednesday enable the state’s all important snowpack to achieve a rare trifecta? T...

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LA County Sues Southern California Edison, Alleging Utility’s Equipment Sparked Wildfire

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it’s suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment spa...

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Roger Lynn Harris, 38, of Fresno, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, for a 2020 DUI pursuit that killed another driver. (Fresno County SO)
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Fresno Man Charged With Murder in DUI Crash That Killed Two Teens

Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of Serenity Pasillas, 21, in Fresno, with a $2,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest. (Fresno County SO)
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Fresno County Authorities Seek Suspect in Woman’s Death

City view during the blackout, after India's strikes in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
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