A 2019 infrastructure report card gave the state’s levees a "D," citing that despite significant investments, much more work ...

There’s really nothing like it. It’s a very odd-looking spillway that just disappears into the void. You almost have to see ...

Through the voices of 77 Angelenos, this story pays tribute to a selection of the thousands of structures that were lost or ...

Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.

At Islamabad conference, ex-SBP governor Shamshad says Pakistan’s climate challenges require $40-50bn investment per year till 2050. A global climate conference under DawnMedia’s ‘ Breathe Pakistan ’ ...

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.

The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles -- the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country's rich and famous -- in rubble. Images taken from the air show block after block ...

Thousands are under evacuation orders between Los Angeles and Ventura counties ... Volunteers are providing food and water. 5:40 p.m.: The 5 Freeway, which has been closed for several hours ...

When fire hydrants ran dry, the L.A. Department of Water ... the view that she didn’t take firefighting budgets and infrastructure seriously enough. Until the fires, Los Angeles seemed to ...

water tenders, personnel and aircraft to the area, according to a statement from the governor's office. "The recent firestorms in Los Angeles have illustrated the importance of being in the right ...

But you got to have the water supply.” Not long after a massive fire struck in Malibu in 1996, Blackburn recalled, he went down and presented his portable system concept to Los Angeles and ...