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The California Newsroom is following the extreme weather from across the region. Click through to LAist's coverage for the latest. NPR's Maureen Pao contributed to this report.

This is a developing story. For the latest local updates head to LAist.com and sign up for breaking news alerts. Loading... Fast-moving fires are blazing trails of destruction in the Los Angeles ...

The fires have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed at least five people... Firefighters in Los Angeles hope to make ...

Firefighters in Los Angeles hope to make progress against several wildfires that have destroyed more 35,000 acres of land. The fires have killed at least 10 people and about 180,000 people have ...