The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police security detail amid "threats" against her and water employees over the response to wildfires.

Three wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades and Eaton fires have scorched nearly 40,000 acres, destroying thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands of evacuations. The fires are 31% and 65% contained, respectively, but authorities said earlier this week that the blazes had little growth.

Lawmakers from across California announced new legislative proposals Thursday intended to speed up rebuilding and recovery efforts in Los Angeles County as thousands remain evacuated from their homes.

More than a dozen dogs and cats from Southern California are now resting in Sonoma County after rescuers traveled to the region this week.

Los Angeles is reeling from the most destructive wildfires in its history, and firefighters are struggling to contain the devastating blaze.

Despite the recent fires, Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympics as planned as existing infrastructure remains intact, but debates over funding and potential recovery efforts continue.

In other parts of California burned by past wildfires, communities are still dealing with the fallout years later.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing reside

Awareness of doom in Los Angeles, and yet a need to push disaster away, has created a kind of collective psychosis.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

The scale of the effort will be vast — the area scorched by the major fires is equal to three times the size of Manhattan.