People anxious to see what had become of their properties after the Palisades Fire ignited three weeks ago waited in their cars for hours for permission to return after officials lifted the last remaining evacuation orders.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a wildfire-recovery fundraising initiative Tuesday dubbed LA Rises to support rebuilding efforts from the Southern California wildfires, starting with a $100 million commitment from Dodger leadership.

Although evacuation orders have since been lifted for most of LA County, fire survivors continue to face the road to recovery as they focus on rebuilding.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.

More than an inch of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Lakers great Magic Johnson and Dodgers chairman Mark Walter are part of an initiative to rebuild Los Angeles after the deadly January wildfires.

More than 16,000 homes and other structures were destroyed by the California fires this month that also killed 28 people.

Wildfires are endemic to California and natives used fire to shape the land. Orange County and California must learn from the wildfires and decades of government failure in Los Angeles County, and prevent the next disaster.

Crises — either real or merely perceived — can make or break political careers as news media and the voting public judge how those who hold or aspire to office respond.

Local leaders are upset about the potential dangers posed to residents by the EPA's plan to open a site to process Eaton fire debris near Lario Park.