Altadena (/ ˌ ɑː l t ə ˈ d iː n ə / pronunciation ⓘ AL-tə-DEE-nə) is an unincorporated area [3] [4], and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos [5] regions of Los Angeles County, California.Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Downtown Los Angeles.Its population was 42,846 at …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Eaton fire burns in Sierra Madre, east side of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 8. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] An Episcopal church in Altadena, California, and two rectories in Pacific Palisades are among the more than 1,000 structures that were destroyed Jan. 8 by a series of wind-fueled California wildfires, which ...

4 days ago · More timely and targeted alerts could’ve changed how residents reacted. Rodney Nickerson, 82, died in his Altadena home of 57 years. As the Eaton fire raged on, Rodney didn’t want to leave.

Jan 16, 2025 · The second of the largest wildfires burning in the L.A. area has decimated Altadena neighborhoods and spread to communities along the Angeles National Forest line, including Pasadena and Sierra Madre.

Jan 21, 2025 · The order appears to refer to Santa Anita Avenue in Sierra Madre and Arcadia on the east side of the fire. But there is another Santa Anita Avenue a few blocks west of Lake Avenue in Altadena.

1 day ago · On a hill above Altadena named Little Round Top, a grave stood for 136 years as the community below it blossomed. Here lay the remains of Owen Brown, son of the legendary abolitionist John Brown.

Sierra Madre (Spanish for "mother range") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east.

Jan 18, 2025 · Several structures on a residential street in Altadena were on fire as the fast-moving Eaton Fire burns out of control. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the Eaton Fire.

Jan 11, 2025 · A helicopter flies over Sierra Madre, California — a town neighboring Altadena — on Jan. 9. Houses shake when helicopters carrying water to fires in the foothills fly low overhead.

Jan 23, 2025 · Firefighters work the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California on January 8, 2025.