WASHINGTON — President Biden repeated what power utilities say is a false explanation of dry fire hydrants while defending California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — after Newsom ...

The dry hydrants prompted a swirl of criticism on social media, including from President-elect Donald Trump, against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s water management policies. The ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An RV went up in flames at Lamar Avenue and Tuggle Road Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, FOX13 learned the response to that fire may have been delayed because when firefighters tapped ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: This morning we’ll take a look at the problems surrounding fire hydrants, which ...

As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: Where was the water? “I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful ...

The Los Angeles City Council member representing the Westside, including much of the area decimated by the Palisades fire, called on the city's water utility Tuesday to explain why firefighters ran ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after firefighters faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants that had run ...

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left dry fire hydrants and hampered firefighting efforts during the ...

As Los Angeles battles multiple fast-moving wildfires, emergency officials have faced a nightmare situation: fire hydrants running out of water. “How do you fight a fire with no water?” Ryan Babroff, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Inside, a destroyed home is black and stark, made of tarps and the remains of furniture. Just one look tells you everything: A disaster. But it wasn’t always like that. For two ...

As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing at least 25 fatalities — one critical setback for firefighters was a loss of ...

Water is one of the greatest tools in firefighters’ arsenal as they fight to save homes and lives. But as crews battled the Palisades Fire, they were hampered by low water pressure and fire hydrants ...