The January wildfires in Los Angeles County generated 4.5 million tons of waste, or nearly half of the county's typical annual waste total of 11 million tons.

Rent Brigade, an online group that tracks rent increases, found more than 2,800 examples of rent gouging in LA County.

Despite the rain, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was continuing its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal efforts Wednesday, with work advancing at five Pasadena Unified School District campuses that ...