Some 1,000 structures destroyed, LA fire chief says, as sheriff, ordering 70,000 to evacuate, says force 'prioritizing life ...

Images of the devastation showed homes that had collapsed in a whirlwind of flaming embers. The tops of palm trees whipped against a glowing red sky.

The fire rose from the bone-dry hills, as so many others have, but at his home perched above the ocean Paul Hirsch felt this ...

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said two people were killed and many others hurt in the fires, which have destroyed more than 1,000 structures. Images of the devastation that emerged ...

At least 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate — a number that kept changing because evacuation orders were continually being issued, officials said.