Alex Wigglesworth is an environment reporter who covers wildfire and forestry for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining the newsroom in 2016, she was a general assignment reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com. A Philadelphia native, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in medical anthropology and global health. She currently lives in the Mojave Desert.
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A prolonged heat wave across much of the western U.S. is challenging wildland firefighters, with an uptick in heat-related illnesses reported in California.
July 14, 2024
Butte County has been buffeted by disaster after disaster in recent years. But the Camp fire, California’s deadliest wildfire to date, left deep wounds.
July 4, 2024
The Sharp fire was reported at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday in the hills off Sharp Road near Ditch Road in Simi Valley, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
July 3, 2024
As California braces for a heat wave expected to last through next week, several wildfires have ignited under critical fire conditions, forcing evacuations.
July 3, 2024
The ecologically-sensitive Covington Flats area of Joshua Tree National Park will shut down to the public in a bid to protect its Joshua trees and junipers from wildfire.
July 2, 2024
Here’s a timeline of key events at Giant Rock, a landmark north of Landers, Calif., that attracts seekers, partiers, conservationists and, according to some, extraterrestrials.
June 23, 2024
A seven-story boulder on federal land has become a tinderbox of tensions over who gets to enjoy this patch of Mojave Desert, which has rapidly gentrified since the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 23, 2024
The Tanbark prescribed fire in the mountains above Glendora, San Dimas and La Verne could be lit as soon as this week, the U.S. Forest Service says.
June 12, 2024
Amboy has been beset by a series of crises that stretch back more than half a century. But owner Kyle Okura hopes to turn it around. No less than his father’s legacy is at stake.
June 9, 2024
The fire broke out Saturday near an explosives testing facility and triggered evacuations in San Joaquin County.
June 3, 2024