The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter ...

A little-known and highly dangerous earth metal used to craft spaceships has been found in wildfire-ravaged homes and in the ...

The California coast, meanwhile, confronts the long-term threat of rising seas. The state forecasts eroding coastlines will ...

An East Hollywood man pleaded guilty Tuesday to having fraudulently obtained over $64,000 in federal disaster-relief funds by ...