Authorities are warning scammers and looters who would take advantage of fire victims and those trying to help them, are warned to stay away. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Aura Sierra advised Good Samaritans to beware of charity scams trying to take advantage of their good will. The department tweeted for givers to look for…
The president leaned in close to greet her, an elderly woman in a wheelchair who had traveled almost 6,000 miles to the place where she had defied the German army and become a hero. “I felt humbled and happy,” she said, recounting her September trip to Poland and her meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda…
Skip Plink, left, and Alyse Zwickel join with friends and neighbors for a candle light vigil at the Hermosa Beach Pier in honor of the victims of the Borderline Bar shooting in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, November 10, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Esther Gomez, 9, and her family take part in a…
The death toll from the most destructive fire in California history surged to 23 people on Saturday night, with more than 100 still missing in Butte County, officials said. The 14 more bodies were discovered Saturday, and fire crews are still searching through the burn area for more victims. More…
Pro Stock champion Tanner Gray hugs his father Shane while his mother Amber (right) looks on in Pomona on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the 54th annual NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett does her burnout during qualifying in Pomona on Saturday,…
Following a day of gentler winds, things seemed almost back to normal. Tony Santoro, 41, of West Hills said he even felt comfortable enough to go see a movie that evening. But the puff of smoke spiraling from the side of the nearby hill sent him a reminder of how quickly things could change. “That…
Three fires are raging throughout California, forcing evacuations and leaving a destructive path. The Woolsey fire has burned homes in Malibu, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks while threatening parts of Simi Valley and West Hills. Two deaths have been reported, and at least 250,000 residents…
Firefighters on Saturday got a respite from destructive Santa Ana winds to take stock of the Woolsey fire, which has burned 70,000 acres overnight, claimed two lives, destroyed more than a hundred homes and forced 260,000 people to evacuate across a wide swath of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. …
Shane Clark holds the ultrasounds of his unborn child that were saved off of his refrigerator door by Los Angeles firefighters in the Bell Canyon neighborhood of West Hills on Saturday, November 10, 2018. His wife Clair is 5-months pregnant with their first child, a boy. The Woolsey Fire burned through the area on Friday….
