A former Bellflower high school football star who helped his girlfriend stage a robbery at the bank where she worked was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 24 to two years of probation and ordered to pay restitution. Chandler Leniu, 22, pleaded guilty in May in Los Angeles to a federal conspiracy charge. “This is a young man…
A wildfire driven by aggressive winds burned several homes Thursday afternoon, Oct. 24, in Castaic, and forced the 5 Freeway to shut down for several hours. A home burs in Castaic, CA. on Thursday, October 24, 2019. (Photo by Jacob Salzman) Authorities believe the Castaic fire was just one of five branches of the Tick…
A wind-driven wildfire raced through Canyon Country in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday, Oct. 24, scorching at least 3,000 acres, destroying some structures and threatening more, prompting evacuations throughout the rural area. The fire was reported early Thursday afternoon near the 31600 block of Tick Canyon Road, earning it the moniker Tick fire, according…
Hundreds of thousands of Californians could be going without electricity as powerful winds once again blast the state with heat and dry weather, creating an extreme risk of wildfires this week, as fires ignited throughout the state on Thursday, Oct. 24. Governor Gavin Newsom said during a news conference Thursday in Los Angeles that the…
Southern California Edison has shut off power to more than 31,000 customers and has 386,000 more customers in areas where it’s considering cutting power due to weather conditions that are raising the fire danger. According to Edison’s website, as of 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, those without electricity include almost 10,400 customers in Los Angeles…
A U.S. Marine combat veteran and convicted felon who on Wednesday was unexpectedly deported to El Salvador got another surprise upon arrival – authorities jailed him. Because Jose Segovia Benitez has a criminal record in the United States, he is expected to be jailed for about five days while local police investigate whether he is…
Southern California Edison has shut off power to more than 15,500 customers in five counties. About 179,000 PG&E customers in 17 counties have also lost power.
A burned car sits on Santiago Canyon Road in Orange after hitting a utility pole and catching the hillside on fire along Santiago Canyon Road near the 241 Toll Road on Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, in Orange. Firefighters work at putting out hotspots at sunrise on a hillside above. Santiago Canyon Road is closed…
The Old Water fire in the San Bernardino Mountains has forced evacuations.
The Orange County Fire Authority used air drops and hand crews to battle the blaze that broke out near Santiago Canyon Road and Highway 241 east of the city of Orange.
