A windblown dust and ash advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District due to forecasted winds over the Palisades and Hughes burn areas is in effect Thursday.

Los Angeles County is the focus of an air quality alert reported at 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until Thursday at noon. According to the NWS Los ...

County officials say the flare-up lasted until about 3 a.m. and died down. "Air monitors have consistently been normal for the area," said a county official."Air quality reports are normal for the ...