Sheila Murphy was a Cook County public defender, a private criminal defense attorney and Cook County’s first female presiding judge.

When the first flashes of fire and billows of smoke grabbed the attention of people living in the foothills of Eaton Canyon in Los Angeles County, residents recorded videos of the same cluster of ...

Languages: English. Both fires ignited last week during Santa Ana winds, in which strong winds blowing toward the ocean provided an ideal environment for rapid fire spread. The fire causes are ...

False claims about celebrity homes also spread after the Maui wildfire, with some users sharing baseless claims that Oprah Winfrey helped start those fires. By coincidence, on the day the ...

As fire crews continue to battle the wildfires consuming Los Angeles County, officials on Thursday said more than 30 people remain missing while two additional deaths brought the number of those ...

As fires rage on the West Coast, officials warn that Massachusetts could be set up for an active spring fire season ... and drying conditions,” said Michael Rawlins, a climate scientist and ...

On Jan. 9, 2025, about two days after the onset of the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles ... had initially been purchased by Preston Martin, a surfboard maker, who lived in it ...

After natural disasters, relief organizations are overwhelmed by clothing donations. Aid groups in Southern California say money is more helpful. By Steven Kurutz Relief organizations responding ...

"Eventually I did go out and look, and I could see the fire was to my east." The decades-long Southern California resident had lived through other devastating wildfires, sharing that they ...

A California lawmaker is calling for serious changes to happen in wildfire combat and prevention. "There's a lot of similarities. And that's kind of part of the issue here, that I don't know that ...

Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of major blazes that have ...

A charity concert to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief will be held in late January with a yet-to-be-announced lineup limited to musicians who call the greater LA area home. The benefit ...