Terry Castleman is a data reporter on the Fast Break Desk covering breaking news. In 2020, he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting alongside colleagues Rosanna Xia and Swetha Kannan for “a deeply researched examination of the difficult choices Californians must make as climate change erodes precious coastline.” Previously, he worked at the New York Times, served as digital director of a congressional campaign in Little Rock and volunteered as a first responder for refugees arriving on the shores of Lesvos. He’s a San Francisco native and a 2016 graduate of Tufts University with degrees in engineering and economics. He is a prescriptive grammarian and it’s insufferable.
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A neighborhood where the deadly Eaton fire began was mostly spared from the devastation in surrounding Altadena, with the same gusting winds that whipped up the inferno thought to have helped those closest to the ignition point avoid disaster.
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L.A. County officials have been assessing homes in the path of the Palisades and Eaton fires. Maps, still in progress, have photos of the homes and damage estimates.
Edwin Castro won the Powerball lottery in early 2023. He bought homes in Malibu, Altadena and the Hollywood hills. All three were threatened by simultaneous fires, and one burned.
After a day of progress in protecting Brentwood and Encino from the Palisades fire, firefighters are bracing for several days of winds.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
Los bomberos continúan luchando contra el incendio de Palisades, que ha quemado más de 17.200 acres, y el incendio de Eaton, que ha carbonizado al menos 10.600 acres en las áreas de Pasadena y Altadena.
Una alerta de evacuación del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Los Ángeles el jueves por la tarde aparentemente fue enviada por error.
Several viral videos and images appeared to be taken with drones in conflict with a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to protect firefighting aircraft.