Beloved Southern California music teacher loses home to Eaton Fire

'We are so blessed': Family of 17 happy to be alive despite losing 4 homes in California fires

The Williams family is happy to be alive despite losing four homes in the Altadena California wildfires.

Beloved Southern California music teacher loses home to Eaton Fire

Students are rallying together to help a beloved Southern California music teacher after he lost his home to the Eaton Fire. Jim Foschia, a teacher at Alexander Hamilton High School, recalled the devastation he felt when he learned his Altadena home had burned to the ground. “I couldn't keep it together,” Foschia said. “I was on the ground in the fetal position.” Foschia not only lost his home, but also his collection of treasured instruments in…

LA Photographer Loses Home and Photography Equipment in Fire

Photographer Marcus Ubungen lost his home, his family's belongings, and almost all of his photography gear to the Eaton fire.

Burned out: LA students and teachers lose their homes -- and their schools

They fled the fires, leaving behind clothes, stuffed animals and toys. Some lost their homes and their schools. Getting students back in school is a challenge in communities where families are scattered and schools damaged or destroyed, reports Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff in the Washington Post. Marquez Charter students are back with their old teachers at another elementary school six miles away that's sharing its space, he reports. Their old school in …