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Alicia Victoria Lozano

Alicia Victoria Lozano is a California-based reporter for NBC News focusing on climate change, wildfires and the changing politics of drug laws.

Alicia Victoria Lozano is a California-based reporter for NBC News focusing on climate change, wildfires and the changing politics of drug laws.

Latest from Alicia Victoria Lozano

6d ago

Escaped Idaho prisoner and suspected accomplice charged as possible homicide victims identified

Police have identified two men who were found dead in northern Idaho earlier this week amid a 36-hour manhunt for an escaped inmate and his alleged accomplice.
7d ago

Escaped Idaho inmate was a 'bright individual' covered in neo-Nazi tattoos

An Idaho inmate who led police on a two-day manhunt was described by a former prosecutor as a “bright individual” who came out of his first prison sentence with neo-Nazi tattoos on his face and body.
9d ago

Progressive California and Oregon revive the war on drugs amid fentanyl crisis

The war on drugs, once a weapon in the nation's fight against substance abuse and related crimes, is experiencing a resurgence on the West Coast due to the fentanyl crisis.
18d ago

Where's the Narcan? At pharmacies across the U.S., the OTC antidote can be hard to find

The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan has been available to buy over the counter since 2023, but for stores across the U.S., it seems purchasing it isn’t always easy.
23d ago

Voters in a California beach town approved an LGBTQ Pride flag ban

Voters in Huntington Beach, California, approved a ban on flying the Pride and other nongovernmental flags on city property.

Some Black and Latino voters to back Democratic candidates who want a permanent cease-fire in Gaza

Many Black and Latino people in the U.S who are calling for a cease-fire in Gaza see their own histories of displacement and colonialism reflected in the war.
33d ago

First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande

First responders in Eagle Pass, Texas, say they are overwhelmed and traumatized from discovering families dead or close-to-death from attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
43d ago

L.A.'s newest tourist attraction? Abandoned high-rises covered in graffiti

Three abandoned towers covered in graffiti have become an unlikely tourist attraction in downtown Los Angeles.

Hawaii to build evacuation routes on Maui after deadly wildfires

Hawaii released maps detailing new evacuation routes for Lahaina, Hawaii, after last year's deadly Maui wildfires left residents trapped in their cars.

Families whose loved ones died in the Maui wildfires could get $1.5 million each

Families who lost loved ones last year in Hawaii’s deadliest wildfire could each receive up to $1.5 million from a victim’s compensation fund.

How a historic neighborhood became ‘ground zero’ for the Maui wildfire

An NBC News analysis following the Maui wildfire found that at least 43 of the 100 victims on the official list of Lahaina’s dead lived in Kuhua Camp.