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Wife of Weezer bassist shot by police, booked for attempted murder after LA shootout
04/10/2025 10:59 AM Jillian Lauren, the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot by police and later booked for attempted murder. Read More
LA moves to create registry of elderly, disabled residents after wildfire evacuation failures
04/03/2025 04:15 PM Of the 17 people killed in the Eaton fire, at least one-third of them suffered from impairments that may have affected their mobility, and the median age of those killed was 77. Read More
LA Mayor Karen Bass faces fierce recall campaign over poor handling of wildfires
03/05/2025 05:57 PM The group Recall Karen Bass launched an ad campaign highlighting the mayor’s wildfire response failures. Read More
LA Mayor Karen Bass caught editing out Q&A sessions with reporters critical of her wildfire management
02/23/2025 06:09 PM Videos of news briefings on the mayor's Facebook page do not include the Q&A portion in which she answers questions from reporters. Read More
BREAKING: Karen Bass fires LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley
02/21/2025 02:46 PM "Acting in the best interests of Los Angeles' public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I have removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief." Read More
Mayor Karen Bass claims she 'wasn't aware' of wildfire warnings, blames Fire Chief amid criticism of Ghana trip while LA burned
02/19/2025 01:16 PM "I wouldn't have even gone to San Diego, let alone leave the country." Read More
LA wildfire recovery czar developer forgoes $500,000, 90-day salary amid backlash
02/10/2025 01:36 PM "We agree that we don’t need anything distracting from the recovery work we’re doing." Read More
Trump slams LA mayor for keeping residents from clearing fire ravaged properties quickly
01/25/2025 11:14 AM "Everyone's standing in front of their house. They want to go to work, but they're not allowed to do it." Read More
'Completely irresponsible': Los Angelinos protest in front of Mayor Karen Bass' home after failed fire response
01/19/2025 04:14 PM “Mayor Bass has been completely irresponsible." Read More
Melania Trump comforts wildfire victims in her native language during California visit
01/25/2025 02:55 PM Melania has fluency in six languages: Slovenian, Italian, French, German, English, and Serbian. Read More
White House slams Dem leaders of 'sanctuary' cities, states accusing them of wanting 'killers, rapists roaming our streets'
02/26/2025 01:26 PM "If politicians in so-called ‘sanctuary’ locales had it their way, these vicious criminals would still be free to roam our streets." Read More
Mayor Karen Bass was at cocktail party in Ghana as fires began after leaving LA the day windstorm warnings were intensified
01/15/2025 09:18 AM Just minutes after the photo was snapped, evacuation orders were issued for Pacific Palisades. Read More
Current, retired LAFD firefighters demand chief Kristin Crowley’s resignation: 'You have failed'
01/18/2025 05:53 PM "Your job as Fire Chief was to prepare us, the LAFD for an incident of this magnitude and you have failed." Read More
LA Mayor Karen Bass praises first responders as fires rage out of control, offers 'thoughts and prayers' to victims
01/12/2025 12:01 PM “My thoughts and prayers are out to all of you that are going through unbelievable loss and pain today. We will get through this." Read More
LA residents launch petition for Mayor Karen Bass to 'immediately resign' over wildfire response 'failure'
01/11/2025 02:37 PM The petition has hit over 62,000 signatures. Read More
LA fire department funding cut by Mayor Karen Bass by $17.6 million in 2024-25 city budget
01/08/2025 01:55 PM Los Angeles is currently facing multiple wildfires that have burned thousands of acres. Read More
LA fire chief warned Mayor Karen Bass against massive budget cuts that 'severely limited' wildfire response
01/09/2025 10:01 AM Bass slashed the fire department's budget to prioritize spending on homelessness. Read More
Gavin Newsom slashed fire prevention budget by $100 million before deadly wildfires: report
01/11/2025 07:48 PM Signed into law in June, the budget eliminated $101 million from seven “wildfire and forest resilience” programs. Read More
LA fire chief says city failed the department as National Guard mobilizes to tackle looting, traffic control
01/10/2025 05:18 PM After being asked multiple times by a reporter if the city failed the department, she replied, "Yes." Read More
BREAKING: Mayor Karen Bass demanded LA fire dept cut $49 million LAST WEEK: report
01/10/2025 01:40 PM The extra cuts would have shut down 16 fire stations. Read More
Homeless man arrested for arson in Azusa park amid ongoing LA wildfires: police
01/12/2025 05:17 PM The suspect, identified as Jose Carranza-Escobar, who the police describe as a “transient with a last known address in Azusa,” was found standing near the flames. Read More
LA Mayor Karen Bass slammed Ted Cruz for 'fleeing Texas' during blackouts—she was in Ghana when the LA fires started
01/09/2025 09:20 AM "We need a movement to kick them all out." Read More
Nicole Shanahan slams 'climate doomsayers', says California water problems are due to government failures not drought
01/11/2025 01:31 PM "For all you climate change doomsayers: California has been OUT of a drought since 2022." Read More
LA Mayor Karen Bass SLAMMED for being in Ghana while her city burns
01/08/2025 10:27 AM "And we’ve got a lot of tough questions that we need to ask the mayor, and the city council, and our representatives, and the county representatives, why didn’t you work to mitigate this? What was your brush mitigation program?" Read More
BREAKING: Mike Johnson says there should be 'conditions' on federal wildfire aid to California
01/13/2025 03:24 PM "Obviously there’s been water resource mismanagement, forest management mistakes, all sorts of problems, and it does come down to leadership." Read More
LA celebs slam Karen Bass, Dem officials over wildfires: 'The taxes we pay for 3rd world infrastructure is unbelievable'
01/09/2025 03:03 PM "You have complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping." Read More
Celebs were OUTRAGED over Ted Cruz leaving Texas during blackouts but silent over Mayor Bass' Africa trip amid wildfires
01/08/2025 07:20 PM Mayor Bass was in Ghana attending the presidential inauguration of new President John Dramani Mahama while areas around LA burned. Read More
LA Fire Department officials declined to pre-position engines in the Palisades despite dire warnings: report
01/15/2025 09:57 AM "The plan that they put together, I stand behind, because we have to manage everybody in the city." Read More
'We need answers': Gavin Newsom demands investigation into LA 'firestorms'
01/10/2025 05:35 PM "We need answers to how that happened," he continued. Read More
Trump deportations to take place in LA, Denver, Philly, DC, Chicago: report
01/20/2025 06:57 PM Cities being targeted for early enforcement operations include Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and the Washington DC area. Read More
US military veterans rescue American family of Christian missionaries trapped in gang-ridden Haiti
01/29/2025 11:01 AM Project DYNAMO will go "when and where no one else will go, if Americans are in harm's way." Read More
Horse owners flee with animals amid LA wildfire chaos
01/08/2025 06:15 PM “We have a couple we let loose over there. We’re trying to get as many as we can out." Read More
LA Times owner BLASTS Mayor Karen Bass over fire department budget cuts amid wildfires
01/08/2025 03:22 PM "Our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes and are seeking shelter. Fires in LA are sadly no surprise, yet the Mayor cut LA Fire Department's budget." Read More
'Absolute dumpster fire': Vance blasts Biden admin’s failures regarding wildfires, border security
01/12/2025 05:05 PM "Not just on the border but on a whole host of issues, President Biden has left us an absolute dumpster fire." Read More
BREAKING: NEW fire breaks out near Hollywood sign, mandatory evacuations ordered
01/08/2025 09:40 PM The new brush fire sparked near 2350 North Solar Drive, between Nichols and Runyon Canyon. Read More
LA firefighters running out of water as 30,000 evacuated from homes
01/08/2025 02:34 PM Internal communications from firefighters on the ground reveal critical shortages of water, with one saying over the radio, “The hydrants are down." Read More
Joy Reid claims right-wing 'billionaires' are using fires to create 'apartheid' in LA
01/15/2025 09:48 AM "They can drive out the brown people and the black and Asian people, or just sink them into the same apartheid they've created in Texas." Read More
LAFD Deputy Chief said if she has to carry a man out of a burning building he's 'in the wrong place'
01/09/2025 06:06 PM "You want to see somebody ... that looks like you." Read More
Rory Sykes, former child actor for British TV show, dies in LA wildfires
01/11/2025 07:05 PM “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son Rory Sykes to the Malibu fires yesterday. I’m totally heart broken." Read More
LA's 2028 Olympic venues threatened by wildfires nearing UCLA, Riviera Golf Club
01/11/2025 12:40 PM "If you can't fill a fire hydrant, you aren't qualified to host the Olympics." Read More
California wildfires predicted to result in up to $57 billion in losses: report
01/09/2025 09:20 AM “It may become the worst wildfire in modern California history based on the number of structures burned and economic loss.” Read More
Homeless man with blowtorch arrested near Kenneth Fire in LA not charged with arson
01/10/2025 10:27 AM The fire ignited Thursday evening in Woodland Hills and quickly engulfed approximately 900 acres. Read More
FLASHBACK: Trump told Rogan conditions in California were ripe for devastating wildfires due to poor water, forest management
01/09/2025 09:29 AM "All they have to do is clean their forest." Read More
Thousands flee as fire engulfs California's Pacific Palisades, state of emergency declared
01/07/2025 11:44 PM "This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW." Read More
FBI raids home of LA deputy mayor over alleged bomb threat against city hall
12/19/2024 12:31 PM The LAPD said that they believed LA Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was probably the "source of the threat." Williams was placed on leave following the FBI raid. Read More
Increase of power grid faults recorded hours before LA wildfires started: report
01/11/2025 05:14 PM According to Whisker Labs, a company specializing in monitoring electrical activity, there was a significant increase in faults hours before the Eaton, Palisades ,and Hurst Fires began. Read More
First lesbian fire chief of LA 'super inspired' about diversity, equity and inclusion
01/08/2025 12:59 PM "Our efforts will be maximized by making sure diversity is celebrated and valued, and that equity and inclusion are intertwined into every policy, procedure and practice." Read More
Gavin Newsom faces recall effort over leadership failures amid LA wildfires
01/14/2025 11:54 AM "Californians can no longer afford to have an empty suit occupying the governorship." Read More
LA sheriff condemns looters exploiting California wildfires, at least 2 arrested
01/08/2025 06:14 PM "You're going to be caught, you're going to be arrested, and you're going to be prosecuted," Sheriff Luna said at a news conference. Read More
BREAKING: Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty, under repair when LA wildfires broke out
01/10/2025 01:56 PM The Santa Ynez Reservoir holds up to 117 million gallons in the water storage complex. Read More