Los Angeles Mayor Bass removes Fire Chief Crowley amid controversy over fire department's handling of recent deadly ...

Newly obtained records – including text messages and internal reports – detail how Los Angeles officials scrambled to respond in the hours leading up to the devastating wildfires ...

A report of damaged hydrants dating back to January 2024 by Los Angeles firefighters was not shared until February 2025.

Late at night on Jan. 6, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department General Manager Carol Parks sent a text message wishing ...

The text messages show how officials first started to realize how bad things were getting and that the windswept blazes had ...

Text messages sent to and from former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley leading up to LA County’s disastrous wildfires and the weeks ...

Amid scrutiny for how the city of Los Angeles and its agencies handled the response to the Palisades Fire, new reports indicate that repairs to fire hydrants could have been made before the blaze ...

Bass is up for re-election next year and if she wants another term, she’ll be starting in a hole she dug herself.

The Los Angeles City Council is set to hear former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal on Tuesday, March 4, a critical test ...

A hearing will be held at City Hall Tuesday to appeal her firing by Mayor Karen Bass, who has been heavily criticized for the ...

After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley will go before the City Council Tuesday to make her case that she should be reinstated after her firing a week ago by Mayor Karen Bass.