While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation;

Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood,

"Smoke alarm saved my life," recalled Air Force veteran Eric Green, born and raised in Altadena. "I just put my shoes on. I grabbed my keys and my phone and I just started running, just started running.

Records, radio logs and interviews show that some residents were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours after the Eaton fire started.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Trump said, “Everything will be revealed.”

Southern California firefighters ... in Los Angeles. Eric Thayer/AP Amid the "unprecedented disaster," Marrone shared positive news that the Eaton Fire in Altadena didn’t grow at all on Sunday.

Under mandatory evacuation, Jones and several other Altadena residents were met by yellow caution tape and National Guard and California Highway Patrol personnel. Frustrated and unable to reach ...

President Donald Trump suggested at a Friday briefing on North Carolina’s hurricane recovery that he would sign an “executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA,

Greg Wells, Bob Clearmountain, Madlib and Mark “Spike” Stent are among the producers impacted by the devastation in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, along with scores of session and touring players.

in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) Chowdhury also gave the Southern California utility until the end of the week to produce data from the four circuits closest to where the Eaton fire ...

Former teacher Tyanta "Mr. Tigger" Snow speaks with NBC News' Morgan Chesky about his devastating visit to his former teaching school, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, in Altadena, California.

ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 23, 2025 / On January 20, 2025, a real estate agent from Altadena, California filed a lawsuit (Case No. 25STCV01553, filed in Los Angeles County ...