Fired Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley is suing the city for her ouster, claiming Mayor Karen Bass launched a smear campaign against her after the deadly wildfires earlier this year.

Former Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is suing Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles over her termination, CBS Los Angeles reported Wednesday. Bass fired Crowley as fire chief in February following the deadly Palisades fires that left at least 27 people dead and destroyed thousands of buildings.

King Fire initially started 1:04 a.m. Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for six days, it has burned 591.2 acres. By Wednesday morning, the fire has been fully contained. However, the cause is still under investigation.

To date, Los Angeles County has issued 164 rebuilding permits in the affected areas, including 148 in the Eaton fire burn zone and 16 in the Palisades area, according to the county’s permitting ...

Orange County firefighters rushed to a Laguna Niguel neighborhood to extinguish flames burning near homes Wednesday afternoon. The brush fire started on the hillside near Ridgeway Avenue and Alcott Place at around 3:30 p.m. Crews quickly doused the flames as the fire burned vegetation dangerously close to several homes.

King Fire initially started 1:04 a.m. Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for five days, it has burned 591 acres, an increase of 37 acres since the last update. By Tuesday morning, 98% of this fire was brought under containment. However, the cause is still under investigation.

LOS ANGELES - As Southern California braces for what officials are calling the most intense heat wave of the season, the Governor's Office of Emergency Management has pre-deployed additional firefighting resources due to elevated wildfire danger.

The deadly triple-shooting happened at around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday near Lake Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County deputies.