Mexico sent firefighters to the US state of California to help douse wildfires that devastated portions of Los Angeles in early 2025. However, social media users are falsely claiming a video shows a fleet of helicopters arriving in America's second-largest city from its southern neighbor -- the clip,

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres within several hours on Thursday night. But the blaze, known as the Border 2 fire, was miles from any structures or homes, and firefighters said they were making progress controlling it.

Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area. That’s true.

Millions in Los Angeles are on edge as winds pick up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for Wednesday.

Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.

The Eaton and Palisades fires that sparked last week in the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes. They could be some of the costliest wildfires in U.S. history, and required the mobilization of immense firefighting power from across the North American continent.

The “particularly dangerous situation” was in effect for an area that includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Woman helps with California wildfire, blindsided when childhood home burns down miles away

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More than 40 years after director Gregory Nava developed the story at the Sundance Institute, "El Norte" screens at this year's festival.

This year’s February art fair calendar looks a lot like last year’s, which is somewhat surprising. There’s still plenty of uncertainty when it comes to the full impact of the L.A. wildfires on artists and arts institutions,

As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker is still hard at work helping ground crews with the fire fight.