Grace Toohey is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering breaking news for the Fast Break Desk. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, she covered criminal justice issues at the Orlando Sentinel and the Advocate in Baton Rouge. Toohey is a Maryland native and proud Terp.
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As firefighters make significant progress against Ventura County’s Mountain fire, officials have confirmed another 60 destroyed structures and millions in agricultural losses. A total of 207 structures, many homes, have been ruined, another 90 are damaged.
Nov. 12, 2024
The Mountain fire could have been a second coming of the 2018 Woolsey fire or even the 2017 Thomas fire — if not for a few conditions that changed on the ground last week.
Nov. 12, 2024
In just a few terrifying hours, the Mountain Fire became the most destructive blaze in Southern California in years. The conditions were ripe for disaster, and neighborhoods had few defenses. Here is what happened.
Nov. 9, 2024
Residents in the foothills above Camarillo are grappling with scenes of staggering destruction after the Mountain fire flattened scores of homes.
Nov. 9, 2024
Los vientos de Santa Ana ayudaron a impulsar varios incendios en toda la región, pero el incendio de Mountain explotó el miércoles y arrasó las comunidades de las colinas.
Nov. 7, 2024
With a destructive fire burning out of control in Ventura County, Southern California faces another day of intense winds and dry conditions.
Nov. 7, 2024
The body of Johnny Phommathep II, 17, was recovered, and his brother Jake, 14, is presumed dead. The teens had survived the 2017 Rancho Tehama shooting.
Nov. 7, 2024
The stunning toll of the Mountain fire became clear Thursday: Officials said 132 homes were lost and 88 damaged, making one of the most destructive fires in the region in several years.
Nov. 9, 2024
Un incendio de rápida propagación en el condado de Ventura ha quemado más de 10,000 acres y carbonizado numerosas casas en comunidades de las colinas alrededor de Camarillo.
Nov. 7, 2024
A fast-moving fire in Ventura County has burned more than 10,000 acres and charred numerous homes in foothill communities around Camarillo.
Nov. 6, 2024