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Firefighters still battling raging California wildfire
Firefighters deployed ground and air crews Saturday for another day battling a raging southern California wildfire that threatened 4,000 homes. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity were helping efforts against the Springs Fire, and firefighters said they had contained 30 percent of the blaze, which erupted Thursday near Malibu, 40 miles…
L.A.-area hikers may have to pay portion of $160,000 manhunt after drugs were found in their car
Orange County officials are considering requiring two hikers to pay for a portion — or even all — of a $160,000 search party after a small amount of methamphetamine was found in their car, according to a Thursday report in the Los Angeles Times. Nicolas Cendoya, 19, and Kyndall Jack,…
Hundreds flee as massive wildfire rages near Los Angeles
A massive wildfire raged in the rugged countryside outside Los Angeles on Thursday, forcing the closure of California’s scenic coastal highway as hundreds of residents were evacuated. Wind-driven flames ripped through tinder-dry brush and were soon racing towards the Pacific Ocean, incinerating more than 8,000 acres (32 square kilometers) and…
California officials investigate ‘patient dumping’ allegations against Nevada clinic
The city attorneys for Los Angeles and San Francisco said on Monday they are investigating reports that Nevada’s primary mental health facility has shipped more than 1,500 patients to cities across the country while they still needed care. “This type of conduct is deplorable,” San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera…
Los Angeles holds earthquake drill to prepare for the ‘big one’
Emergency teams staged a mock operation to respond to a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude quake in Los Angeles, saying the West Coast megalopolis needs to be ready for an “overdue” Big One. Some 300 people took part in the office-based drill on Thursday, organized by LA County’s Office of Emergency Management, based…
No damage reported after Los Angeles shaken by 4.7-magnitude earthquake
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake Monday shook buildings in Los Angeles, with US seismologists saying it was the strongest to hit the area since 2010, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The epicenter of the quake was some 11 miles (19 kilometers) southeast of Anza, California — about 100…
Poll worker shot three times outside Los Angeles elementary school
An argument at a Los Angeles elementary schools serving as a polling location ended on Tuesday with an election worker reportedly being shot multiple times. According to KCBS, a 35-year-old poll worker was shot by a woman three times at 92nd Street Elementary School during voting for the Los Angeles…
Singer Morrissey convinces Los Angeles venues to ban meat
British singer and ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey has persuaded the venue of an upcoming Los Angeles show to ban sales of meat by food vendors, the vegetarian activist said. The sold-out March 1 concert will be the first time the LA concert venue has agreed to go 100 percent vegetarian, a…
California city locks down schools over fugitive cop killer
A Californian mountain resort ordered its schools on lockdown Thursday after reports that a car resembling that of an alleged fugitive cop killer was found burning in nearby woods, officials said. Police were dispatched to the scene after the pick-up truck was found near the town of Big Bear, in…
High speed Los Angeles car chase ends in dramatic fireball
A high speed car chase on a Los Angeles freeway came to a dramatic end when the driver lost control of his vehicle and smashed into a guard rail, causing the car to erupt in a dramatic ball of fire. Police had fallen away from the fleeing driver, who was…
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