Searing hot temperatures. Eerie yellow-gray skies. The sharp scent of smoke and flakes of ash that rained down upon the land. No, it wasn’t the apocalypse. It was Labor Day weekend in Southern ...

Ashy wildfire sediment on Los Angeles County beaches does not contain chemicals at a level that pose a danger to human health, the public health department says.

Dark, ashy wildfire sediment still sits on L.A beaches. But there's no health risk, officials say Tiny bits of pulverized fire debris washed up along the shore in Malibu on Feb. 21.

California Congressman Eric Swalwell highlights the immense destruction caused by the wildfires on the west coast and how his district (CA-15) is faring.

The taste of sludge. In September 2014, California's King Fire ripped through over 100,000 acres in El Dorado County. That fire was relatively small by the standards of other megafires, but it ...

The marine ecosystem off the California coast is changing due to global warming, resulting in warmer, less productive waters with less food available for seabirds like the ashy storm-petrel. Also, ...

Ash falls on a parked car as the Bobcat fire burns in the distance Wednesday morning. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Searing hot temperatures. Eerie yellow-gray skies. The sharp scent of smoke ...