Jesus Villalba Gastelum

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe, was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jews in Los Angeles before largely fading away. Now it’s making a comeback.

After the devastating fires last month, KCRW’s Adria Kloke makes a few trips back to get essentials from her home in the Palisades.

With a $350,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation, The LA County Public Library intends to expand social services and bolster community programs.

Famed Big Bear bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, welcomed two newborns after years of losses. The chicks must now weather the winter cold and predators to survive.

Irish rock band U2 held an impromptu performance on a rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles 38 years ago.

Without warning, and with no time to develop alternative approaches, funding just stopped. People are dying.

Nothing says “Los Angeles lifestyle” quite like a house in the hills. For one couple, the appeal is enough to make rebuilding a certainty in spite of the fire risk.

Nature, the great outdoors, and our interdependence.