In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. 2 years later, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.

A federal program that uses military satellites to track wildfires is particularly useful when aircraft are grounded, as ...

Two grassroots groups formed by local design professionals after the L.A. wildfires are creating paths for residents to ...

An Altadena man got a big surprise when he found a 500-pound bear had made the narrow crawl space under his home a den for ...

A homeowner in Altadena, California got the surprise of his life when a large bear made itself comfortable in the crawlspace of his home.

For some homeowners with empty, fire-damaged lots, relocating another house facing teardown means spending less—and moving back in sooner. When Evan Chambers and his wife, Caitlin, lost their ...

Nabor Herrera was not aware his California store sold a winning billion-dollar ticket until he saw media gathered in front of his store the next morning. Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, is the ...

Imagine Altadena in the spring. That’s what René Amy did when he created and funded the Great Altadena Poppy Project. The image persisted even as the 65-year-old community activist spent the past 10 ...

My family was fortunate enough to be able to evacuate. We worried about affording gas, food and lodging, but we pooled enough to at least cover us for a few days. We had no idea what was to come.

In Florida, it's public record to know names and identity of Powerball and Mega Millions winners unless the winnings are claimed via trust. Edwin Castro opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of ...