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One person was killed early Monday morning in a vehicle crash in Acton, authorities said.

A land developer and contractor were issued notices of violations Friday after allegedly spilling about two gallons of a harmless chemical odorant in Compton, prompting people more than 20 miles away to complain about the pungent smell.

A fire that destroyed a restaurant in a strip mall in Rowland Heights burned for about three hours before being extinguished Wednesday morning. The fire was first reported about 10:05 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Colima Road and Nogales Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A second alarm was declared and at least 50 firefighters were…

A fire that destroyed a restaurant in a strip mall in Rowland Heights burned for about three hours before being extinguished Wednesday morning.

A 24-foot boat with five people on-board capsized Friday night near Marina Del Rey’s breakwater, but no one was injured. The boat capsized about 9:20 p.m., according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The five people were safe on the breakwater when rescue units arrived. County fire crews were working to tow the...

A 24-foot boat with five people onboard capsized Friday night near Marina Del Rey’s breakwater, but no one was injured. As seen on Today in LA on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

Authorities reminded Southlanders Friday to be aware of fire hazards at home as residents follow the Safer At Home order — especially as temperatures increase and as wildfire season approaches. “As residents continue to follow the Safer At Home order … be mindful of fire hazards at home, and practice fire-escape safety steps with family members and loved ones,” a…

The number of residential fires causing serious injury or death has increased as people shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Fire Department warned Friday. The announcement comes after three people, including a minor, died in two residential fires in Los Angeles County on Thursday. Nearly two dozen firefighters were sent to the 1100 block of East Franklin…

A Los Angeles County Fire Department program is seeking to ease strained ER resources by allowing its workers to connect mildly-ill people with nurses via teleconference, officials announced Friday. Under the new Telemedicine Program, firefighters or paramedics who are treating a person with symptoms like a fever or bad cough can video call a nurse or nurse practitioner for evaluation…

A man stuck on the cliff of Vasquez rocks was rescued by the LA County Fire department. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. 2020.

A climber on the cliff of Vasquez rocks in the Agua Dulce found himself in a dangerous situation with no way up and no safe way down. “We saw the victim on the rocks. You could tell he was in a precarious situation,” said Tom Roberts, the LA County fire air operations pilot. “He had gotten himself in a spot…

A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a head-on crash in Palmdale Sunday night left five people injured, including two children, according to authorities.

Family members of a 61-year-old woman fatally hit by a falling 80-foot tree at her daughter’s 2016 wedding party in Whittier can take their lawsuit against the city to trial, a second judge has ruled.

A fire erupted Wednesday night in a lumber yard in the unincorporated Florence-Firestone area near South Los Angeles and threatened some nearby structures.

Some residents were allowed to return home Friday afternoon after a destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles jumped a major freeway, as strong winds fanned embers and pushed flames into neighborhoods in the Santa Clarita area.

Fueled by a perfect storm of factors, the Woolsey Fire that burned nearly 97,000 acres in two counties and destroyed more than 1,600 structures overwhelmed local fire agencies during its initial hours, even though they are among the “largest, most experienced agencies” in the nation, according to a Los Angeles County report released Wednesday.

With red flag weather conditions looming, crews worked Tuesday in steep terrain to increase containment of a brush fire that burned about 40 acres and prompted temporary evacuations of 628 homes in Pacific Palisades.