Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered politics and education for the L.A. Daily News. While at the Daily News, she published a series on fentanyl addiction that won a first-place investigative journalism award from the L.A. Press Club. Harter majored in political science and Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University. She loves surfing and, when not reporting, can most likely be found in the ocean.
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They dedicated their careers to stopping people’s homes from burning, but when the Eaton fire arrived on their doorstep, their expertise was no match for its wrath.
A plume of material released from the plant contained hydroflouride, a toxic gas, that is now being monitored by Monterey County.
The family of Evelyn McClendon, 59, has filed a lawsuit that accuses Southern California Edison of negligence in the Eaton fire and blames the utility for her death.
A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that erupted in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, while multiple wildfires continued to burn in Southern California and the region was under a red flag warning.
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Nine of the fire victims died in the Palisades fire and 16 in the Eaton fire in Altadena, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner and Sheriff Robert Luna.
After a day of progress in protecting Brentwood and Encino from the Palisades fire, firefighters are bracing for several days of winds.
The Palisades fire continues to threaten Brentwood and Encino, where an all-out aerial assault continues.
Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire Friday, forcing firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety and angering those on the front lines.
Altadena residents get false notice to visit homes in the evacuation zone. The error comes as residents throughout the county get false evacuation alerts.