A couple from Oregon has been charged with impersonating Los Angeles County firefighters while trying to enter a wildfire evacuation zone in Malibu, prosecutors said Friday.

More than an inch of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife Jenni Nehl, 44, are expected in a Van Nuys courtroom next month after being charged with impersonating fire officials in a decommissioned fire truck

Los Angeles County DA Hochman Announces Charges Against Oregon Man and Woman for Impersonating Firefighters During LA County Wildfires

The two friends who own the Volkswagen van went surfing the Sunday before the Palisades Fire erupted and then parked the van in a neighborhood that was later destroyed. They were sure it was a goner.

Most of Oregon’s wildfire strike teams are heading back home after spending two weeks fighting the devastating fires in Southern California.

Dustin and Jennifer Nehl were caught attempting to enter an evacuation zone with a fake fire truck, marking the latest in a series of arrests for crimes during the ongoing wildfire crisis The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced on Jan.

Pepperdine coach Katie Faulkner is bringing her team to Gill Coliseum, where she spent five years as an assistant.

Nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to support survivors through their recovery.

Annie Compton had just put her two young daughters to bed when she heard pounding on the front door. “You gotta get out, you gotta get out now,” her neighbor

Containment of the deadly Palisades Fire rose to 65%, while the death toll rose to 11, as fire crews again braved gusting Santa Ana winds as they worked to fully surround the burn area Wednesday and authorities lifted more evacuation orders.

Oregon has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of January 27, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas ...