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Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood pictured after the January 2025 wildfires.
Economy
Last year was a ‘quiet’ one for wildfires. Catastrophic blazes in Canada, South Korea and LA still made it the costliest fire year in history
By Tristan BoveJune 1, 2026
palisades fire aftermath
Law
Palisades Fire suspect ranted about Luigi Mangione and being angry at the world before sparking the deadly blaze
By The Associated Press and Christopher WeberMay 4, 2026
Heavy smoke from the Highway 82 Fire in Georgia.
Environment
Record heat, zero rain, millions of acres lost: Experts warn wildfires are now America’s problem to survive
By Tristan BoveApril 30, 2026
Scientists are burning homes to protect them in wildfires: ‘We crash test houses’
Environment
Scientists are burning homes to protect them in wildfires: ‘We crash test houses’
By The Associated Press, Jeffrey Collins and Seth BorensteinApril 21, 2026
Karen Bass stands
North America
Ex-LA fire chief who presided over a huge chunk of the city burning sues the city
By Christopher Weber and The Associated PressFebruary 25, 2026
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Law
PacifiCorp settles wildfire claims for over half a billion dollars
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
JPMorgan, Citi extend mortgage relief for LA wildfire victims
Banking
JPMorgan, Citi extend mortgage relief for LA wildfire victims
By Maxwell Adler and BloombergJanuary 6, 2026
Texas
Law
Texas sues utility that caused largest wildfire in state history, over $1 billion in damages
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht.
North America
29-year-old charged with starting the fire that destroyed LA’s Pacific Palisades
By Christopher Weber, Jaimie Ding, John Seewer and The Associated PressOctober 8, 2025
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Environment
What caused the historic LA wildfire? The federal government accuses Southern California Edison
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressSeptember 5, 2025
National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures
Environment
National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures
By Ross D. Franklin, John Seewer and The Associated PressJuly 15, 2025
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Environment
The air in the Upper Midwest is so thick, ‘if you have a nice pork loin you can hang from a tree, it’ll turn into ham’
By Jack Dura and The Associated PressJuly 13, 2025
A man fills a Heli-Hydrant
Innovation
A firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant
By Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson and The Associated PressMay 23, 2025
California says State Farm can raise homeowner premiums 17% because of Los Angeles wildfires
Personal Finance
California says State Farm can raise homeowner premiums 17% because of Los Angeles wildfires
By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated PressMay 14, 2025
Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage
Politics
Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025
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