Free insurance workshops designed to assist Los Angeles-area residents affected by the recent wildfires are scheduled at Santa Monica College and Pasadena City College.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is playing a leading role in helping victims to recover from the disaster. And there are many souls in need.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.

Pacific Coast Highway in the city of Santa Monica has been reopened for residents and businesses. The Santa Monica Police Department has also lifted all city street closures. They ask residents to remain vigilant in areas that were previously under evacuation warnings.

The return of tourism often has a positive impact after a natural disaster strikes, but would-be visitors need to know how to be a boon, not a burden

Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PST The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.

After an epic dry streak, the first real rain of winter fell in Southern California, bringing elevated risk of floods and landslides to areas recently burned by wildfires.

At the Pasadena City College disaster resource center, the long, methodical work of putting lives back together is underway. Residents who have lost everything — most in the Eaton fire that burned neighborhoods just a mile or so from the center — come in glassy-eyed,

Several organizations throughout various locations are lending a helping hand to those affected by the wildfires. LA Downtown News will continually update this list online.

Some schools in the Pasadena area are reopening on Monday following the Eaton Fire, as other schools in the Malibu area close down due to dangerous weather and road conditions. The Pasadena Unified School District announced that campuses will reopen for: The district says all sites were cleaned and sanitized by a specialized contractor and masks will be distributed

A flash flood advisory was issued Monday morning for a swath of Los Angeles County, as concern is heightened over the risk of mudslides around recent burned areas.

Residents and first responders were on high alert for possible land movement in recent burn scar areas as a winter storm moves in.