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Two people are dead and more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area. Fast-moving flames are burning through homes and businesses as residents flee smoke-filled canyons in picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities. Many of the towering fires began Tuesday and burned uncontained Wednesday. They were fueled by powerful Santa...

NewsChopper 4 flew over Santa Monica Wednesday as the Palisades Fire burned below.

NewsChopper 4 captured aerial images of the massive Palisades Fire Wednesday.

The wind-whipped Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Jocelyn Moran reports.

Fueled by powerful winds, three major wildfires continued to burn out of control in Southern California, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee. Jennifer Borklund, Kris Sanchez and Kari Hall report.

President Joe Biden met with leaders of local emergency management services on Wednesday about the wildfires raging through Southern California.

Bay Area firefighters joined forces with other crews to contain a massive wildfire that started Tuesday morning and has already razed nearly 3,000 acres in Los Angeles County.

As the sun rose over Los Angeles Wednesday morning, the first images showed how much damage is being left behind by multiple wind-driven fires.

Three major wildfires are burning in the Pacific Palisades, Sylmar and Altadena amidst a powerful windstorm.

A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. Jessica Aguirre and Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri report.

Firefighters on Tuesday scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides as a fierce windstorm hit Southern California.

As Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans approaches we look ahead to the next several cities to play host to the NFL’s biggest game.

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire. Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore. They typically occur during the fall months and continue through winter and into early...

Dangerously high winds forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip Tuesday to the Eastern Coachella Valley, where he was to announce the creation of two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes.

Forecasters warned of “life-threatening, destructive” wind gusts in Southern California.

A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds is sweeping through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences. Homes have burned and tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders, some of whom abandoned cars and fled on foot due to clogged roads. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says many structures have already been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire....

A potentially life-threatening windstorm is headed to Southern California this week. Bay Area firefighters are now heading that way to help. Jessica Aguirre speaks with Brent Pascua of Cal Fire on this.

Commercial crabbing season in California opened this past weekend after a couple months delay.

Commercial crabbing season in California opened this weekend after a couple months delay. Sergio Quintana reports.