Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.

Before the wildfires tore through the Altadena community of Los Angeles County, there were 12 houses on Winrock Avenue.

At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” to her large extended family, other than “fabulous ...

The wildfires consumed her house and the studio, as well as hundreds of artworks—both works on paper and ceramic sculptures. The materials she used to create her art were also destroyed. “Some people ...