As multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, some residents have gone to great lengths — and often great expense — to try to shield their homes from destruction.

Devastating fires in Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, California share a crucial root cause with the LA blazes. It's a clue to our fire future. Kamala Harris had a priceless reaction. The wildfires in Los Angeles continued to burn mostly out of control,

The catastrophe has been years in the making as the state’s largest insurance companies discontinued coverage for thousands of residents and slowed

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California's efforts to stabilize the state's insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.