A Washington Post analysis shows that some officials knew of the fire’s westward spread hours before evacuation orders were sent to residents in western Altadena.

A storm has dropped a significant amount of rain across Southern California, triggering the risk of mudslides, flooding and debris flows in recent burn scar areas.

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for ...