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Am I In A Flood Zone?

Check out this interactive map, and then visit Floodsmart.gov to get your flood risk profile.

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Update: Hung Out To Dry?

Last week, we heard from LA residents who faced big insurance bills after FEMA declared their homes to be in flood zones. We follow up, this time, it's Ventura county.

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Catching Arsonists

Crime investigation isn't easy. But when the crime scene is a pile of smoldering ashes, it's really tough. How arson investigators get to the bottom of the crime.

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Documents From "Hung Out To Dry"

If you like being a nosy reporter yourself, do the legwork. Check out these primary sources used to produce our segment "Hung Out To Dry?"

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Hung Out To Dry?

Some LA residents are facing steep insurance bills after FEMA declared their neighborhoods to be flood zones. And even FEMA isn't sure they're really at risk.

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Mari-water Heist Rips off Red

How illegal marijuana growers ripped off Red Skelton (well, his widow, anyway). And why there's nothing quite as valuable as water to off-the-grid pot farmers.

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The Mucky Aftermath

Big mud ahead? Foothill communities that made it through the Station Fire are now girding for possible mudslides. We've got the latest, plus contacts for help and advice from LA County.

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Morning Update

Another tough day ahead for firefighters in the Angeles National Forest. But officials are expressing cautious optimism that, with luck - and some good weather - they may be able to begin containing the blaze.

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First Class Fire Fighting

Fire officials bring in a 747 Supertanker to help combat the wildfire in the Angeles Forest. It's the first time the massive firecraft has been used in the continental U.S.

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5PM Update

The Station Fire is now truly massive. Latest reports estimate the flames have burned through more than 105,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest. The fire zone has more than doubled in size since yesterday. The winds are picking up,...

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What If?

What happens if the Station fire knocks out KCET's broadcast tower on Mt. Wilson?

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From Too Much To Too Little?

The current wildfires may or may not destroy the broadcast towers on Mt. Wilson. But they do foreshadow the end of local TV news as we know it.

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The Year of Living Dangerously: Return of Zac Sunderland

The return of Zac Sunderland from his sailing trip around the world.

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