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California fires destroyed or damaged nearly half of Black homes in Altadena

Residents fear wildfires could erase a once-thriving community that nurtured Black artists, activists and writers

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Knock, knock! Who’s bear? California man returns to 525lb tenant in evacuated home

Samy Arbid’s home was spared by the Altadena fire, but he returned to find it was occupied by a 525lb black bear

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Guy Who Crashed Drone Into Firefighting Plane, and Founded Treyarch, Pleads Guilty

As some of the worst fires in area history raged in Los Angeles, Altadena, and Pasadena in January, two Super Scooper planes on loan from our Canadian neighbors flew down to help.

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Exclusive: Meghan Markle's Behind-the-Scenes Help "Made the Biggest Difference" for Altadena Girls Fire Relief

The charity's 14-year-old founder, Avery Colvert, tells 'Marie Claire' what it was really like working with Prince Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation.

Marie Claire

Bear weighing over 500lbs found hiding under home evacuated in California's Eaton fire

The bear was safely removed and released in the Angeles National Forest

The Independent UK

Los Angeles to review wildfire alert systems after lethal blazes

Residents say patchwork network of public and private alert systems failed to warn them about extent of wildfires

The Guardian - US

Some artists lost their life’s work in LA wildfires. Fellow artists are helping them recover

Los Angeles area residents woke up earlier this month to the news that thousands of homes and entire neighborhoods had been burned to ash in massive wildfires

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Maui’s Post-Wildfire Housing Crisis Offers a Warning for Los Angeles

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

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Los Angeles musicians lost homes, studios and instruments: ‘A part of you is gone’

From the piano used for The Wizard of Oz to backyard studios, losses have performers and composers concerned for the future

The Guardian - US

California faces more fire risk and strong winds but potential rain coming over the weekend

A small number of residents were allowed to return to the devastated Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas and firefighters quickly controlled small blazes that broke out.

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Zoe Saldaña assists volunteers handing out supplies to victims of Eaton Fire

Zoe Saldaña has been helping to distribute supplies Pasadena and Altadena residents displaced by the Eaton Fire.

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Landmarks destroyed, masterpieces incinerated, communities razed: how the LA fires ravaged culture

Almost 200 artists in the Altadena neighbourhood have had their homes or studios burned down, while modernist buildings and irreplaceable collections have been destroyed

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The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’

Altadena’s Village Playgarden education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flames

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‘I want to preserve our legacy’: Black families in Altadena fear displacement after fire

For Donny Kincey, who lost his home and the home he grew up in, ‘vultures are circling’ and threaten gentrification

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I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way

While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fire

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For Black families in Altadena, history and community burned alongside homes

A standout for Black generational wealth, the Los Angeles county town also was home to creatives and leaders from Octavia Butler and Sidney Poitier to Eldridge Cleaver

The Independent UK

Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire

Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire

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‘People are really distraught’: Altadena residents vow to rebuild what was lost in LA fires

The close-knit Los Angeles community has been devastated by the fires – but locals have mobilized to help the recovery

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Altadena Devastated By Eaton Fire, Residents Return To Ruins

The Eaton Fire in Altadena, California has caused extensive damage, requiring a resilient community to rebuild and heal.

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WATCH: Man Overcome With Emotion as He Discovers Home Untouched by Wildfires That Destroyed His Altadena Street: 'How Could This Be True?'

A California man was overcome with emotion after he returned to his home he thought was a goner, only to find that it was almost entirely untouched.

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‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles

In Altadena, California, a community rallies together to respond to deadly wildfires, despite widespread property loss.

The Independent UK

Looking for his father, a worried son went to fire evacuation zone but found death and devastation

An 84-year-old man who was killed in the California wildfires had immigrated to the U.S. from China in 1989, and loved his Altadena home and the California fresh air

The Guardian - US

A town torched by LA fires rallies to revive its community: ‘Everybody wants to come back’

Eaton fire tore through Altadena, burning buildings and killing many. Its residents are only now taking in the scale of devastation

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