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'It's going to be the Wild West.' Devastated by fire, Altadena artists vow to rebuild

Several Altadena artists reflect on their creative paradise that was destroyed by Santa Ana winds and the Eaton fire last week.

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Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire

Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.

Samaritan scofflaws: they broke the law to stay inside the fire zone, but saved houses and helped neighbors

Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they're nurturing fire refugees and residents who stayed in the neighborhood near the Getty Villa.

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12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: 'I'm going to lose half of my town'

Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.

Former Erie County Clerk's Office employee sentenced for stealing $320K

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former employee of the Erie County Clerk's Office who admitted to stealing more than $320,000 over four years was sentenced Friday before Judge Sheila DiTullio to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. Alexander McDougall, a former deputy clerk, stole $320,159.33 from [...]