The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...

Records, radio logs and interviews show that residents living west of Lake Avenue were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours after the Eaton fire started. Residents said they ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A family who built generations of memories in Altadena and lost multiple homes in the Eaton Fire returned for the first time to find their home reduced to rubble.

Among them was Rodney Nickerson, whose family found the 82-year-old’s remains in his Altadena home. His son, Eric, told CNN his father was a hardworking Black engineer and veteran who was proud ...

Now, all that remains are ashes. For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal ...

Rebirth. Refuge. Independence. They are themes that run through the veins of Altadena’s history. Civil War veterans suffering maladies from battle settled here. There were the developers who ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- As some evacuation orders were lifted or downgraded for the Eaton Fire, families began returning to the place they called home. Unfortunately, like many others, Aurielle ...

There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...

Rodney Nickerson, 82, died in his Altadena home of 57 years. He received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood, his daughter said. Rodney Nickerson had felt ...

Capt. Dan Lievense was on duty fighting the Hurst Fire near Sylmar when flames from the Eaton Fire began burning toward his Altadena home. After he was relieved from duty that day, Lievense called ...

Now, all that remains are ashes. For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and ...