These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show what makes the City of Angels and its next-door neighborhoods ...

One month and a week after LA's epic wildfires tore through the tranquility of Malibu's beach homes, the aftermath is stark.

Rows of the remains of charred homes filled the Los Angeles landscape as flames engulfed entire neighborhoods. But among the crumbling walls, some homes stand untouched. Through a mixture of luck ...

Officials are grappling with the aftermath of the atmospheric river which caused mudslides and floods, especially in areas impacted by wildfires.

The weather will give the arid landscape and withered vegetation ... could cause flash floods and mudslides around areas of Los Angeles County recently scarred by wildfires, including the ...