An Altadena woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire waited 26 hours for a Pasadena relief center to open, joining hundreds who lined up before dawn outside the soon-to-close center on Feb. 1.

Groundhog Day puts the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of the year and the spring equinox has ancient ...