Pat McElroy

A life-threatening and destructive windstorm sparked at least two fires in SoCal on Tuesday, prompting evacuations and some power shut-offs.

One way to prepare for the next natural disaster is to build relationships with neighbors, advises the LA Emergency Preparedness Foundation.

A guide to effectively providing aid of all kinds to communities and individuals impacted by the fires.

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer , Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains…

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The Palisades Fire burned vegetation around the Getty Villa but did not reach the building, leaving the art intact.