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A dangerous confluence on the California coast: beach erosion and sea level rise
Bob Guza has the best job in California.
That’s just my opinion, but take a look at this deal:
At 68, his work clothes are a ball cap, shorts and flip-flops. He sets his own hours and gets paid to hang out on the beach all day with his toys, which include a sand buggy, a jet ski and a drone. Guza…
L.A. Unified finds money to expand health benefits despite budget worries
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Monday voted to extend health benefits to two groups of part-time employees despite ongoing concerns about the school system’s long-term financial health.
The employees winning health benefits include teacher assistants and playground aides, who are members…
California’s students beat the national average on the ACT, but huge gaps remain
California’s graduating class of 2016 outperformed peers on the ACT college-entrance test nationally across all four subject areas, according to a report released by the test company Wednesday.
Nationwide, students had an average overall score of 20.8 out of 36 on the test of English, math, reading…
San Diego Zoo’s beloved elephant Ranchipur euthanized at age 50
The San Diego Zoo lost one of its elder statesmen Tuesday. Ranchipur, the zoo’s 50-year-old Asian elephant, was euthanized after his health suddenly took a turn for the worse.
The elderly mammal, who was the fourth-oldest male elephant in the Western Hemisphere, had been under veterinary care for…
San Diego man who lost ability to speak and walk seeks to have voting rights restored
A former producer at NPR who lost his ability to walk and speak asked a judge Tuesday to restore his right to vote under a new California law that makes it easier for people with disabilities to keep that right and regain it if lost.
David Rector, 66, handed a letter to a court clerk shortly after…
State standardized test scores are out: What do they mean?
California’s statewide standardized tests results come out Wednesday. Here is some background to help you make sense of the scores.
What tests are these?
The tests are known officially as the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. Some school administrators like to call it “CAASPP.”…
More Los Angeles students reach goals on statewide exams, L.A. Unified says
More students in the Los Angeles Unified School District met statewide goals on standardized tests in 2016 than they did last year, district officials said at a meeting Tuesday.
Scores on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress increased in both English and math, they reported….
Destructive Blue Cut fire near Cajon Pass is fully contained
California wildfire updates: Blue Cut fire 100% contained; Chimney fire still raging Aug. 23, 2016, 1:05 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, subjected residents to evacuation orders and disrupted activities at Hearst Castle. Here are some of the fires now burning in California…
Hearst Castle remains closed as Chimney blaze vexes firefighters in San Luis Obispo County
California wildfire updates: Blue Cut fire 100% contained; Chimney fire still raging Aug. 23, 2016, 1:05 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, subjected residents to evacuation orders and disrupted activities at Hearst Castle. Here are some of the fires now burning in California…
Stanford bans hard alcohol from undergraduate parties, citing ‘dangers that arise’ from binge drinking
Stanford University has banned hard alcohol from undergraduate parties and shots from graduate-student parties in an effort to limit the availability of distilled liquor as well as the violence, vandalism and other consequences that may come from binge drinking, schools officials announced this…
Actor Steven Hill, the original D.A. on ‘Law & Order,’ dies at 94
Steven Hill, a versatile character actor in theater, films and television who achieved his greatest success late in life as grumpy Dist. Atty. Adam Schiff on TV’s long-running “Law & Order,” died Tuesday. He was 94.
He died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, said his wife, Rachel. The cause of…
California’s ocean waters due for a cooling trend after period of damaging heat, scientists say
As a series of marine heat waves linked to climate change has thrown ocean ecosystems out of whack from Australia to the coast of California, a cooling trend called La Niña has given scientists hope that water temperatures could come back into balance.
But so far, the cooling weather pattern —…
Apparent gas leak forces dozens of San Diego residents to evacuate
About 100 San Diego residents were being evacuated from their homes Monday evening in Ocean Beach because of an apparent gas leak, authorities said.
Homes in the vicinity of Bacon Street between Santa Cruz and Del Monte avenues were being evacuated shortly after 7 p.m.
Someone reported a strong…
Where is the Chimney fire burning?
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California’s fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 22, 2016, 10:58 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Hearst Castle remains closed as crews battle Chimney fire
Hearst Castle remained closed Monday as firefighters continued to guard the 165-room estate and historic landmark from the Chimney fire burning in San Luis Obispo County.
The fire, which had burned 31,644 acres as of Monday morning, was at least a mile east of the castle and moving north, away…
In a major win for teachers unions, state Supreme Court lets teacher tenure ruling stand
In a major victory for teachers unions, the California Supreme Court has let stand a ruling that preserves traditional teacher job protections such as tenure and seniority-based layoffs.
In refusing to hear the case, the state’s high court sided not only with unions, but also the state of California…
Where are the California fires?
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California’s fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 22, 2016, 8:35 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut…
Jazz harmonica master Toots Thielemans dies at 94
Toots Thielemans, a jazz harmonica player, guitarist and whistler whose 1961 composition “Bluesette” became a jazz standard, has died, the Associated Press reported Monday. He was 94.
Belgian broadcaster RTL reported that his manager, Veerle Van de Poel, said that “there were no complications….
Hearst Castle still closed, but Chimney fire’s progress is slowed
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California’s fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 21, 2016, 12:50 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Calipatria, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon six miles from Calipatria, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:09 p.m. PDT at a depth of 4.3 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Brawley, Calif., 21 miles from Imperial,…
Earthquake: 3.8 quake strikes near Mammoth Lakes
A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon four miles from Mammoth Lakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:47 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 70 miles from Clovis, 72 miles from Sanger and…
More than 400 new USC students are the first college-goers in their families
Victoria Perez grew up in the Mexican “barrios” of Houston and said it still feels surreal that she moved into a USC dorm this week. At home, going to college was an exception, not an expectation. Her parents made it through high school and encouraged her to reach higher.
When her doctor heard…
Founding guitarist of 3 Doors Down Matt Roberts dies
Guitarist Matt Roberts, a founding member of the rock band 3 Doors Down, has died in Wisconsin.
The 38-year-old was in West Bend to perform at a benefit. The West Bend Police Department says someone called authorities around 7 a.m. Saturday to report an unconscious man in a hotel hallway. Police…
As enrollment declines, L.A. public schools borrow a tactic from the charters: marketing
First a delivery truck plastered with pictures of smiling children started making the rounds of the northeast San Fernando Valley last spring. Then came a billboard on Van Nuys Boulevard for the same 90-year-old product: a Los Angeles public school.
“I saw the ad. Are you enrolling new students?”…
Casino tycoon launches multimillion-dollar effort to boost Israel’s image on campuses
Robert Gardner rarely heard anything about Israel growing up in South Los Angeles. But at UCLA, he started learning about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and seeing parallels with conflicts close to home.
The African American senior likened Israeli crackdowns on Palestinian protesters to police…
Images of the Chimney fire as it threatens Hearst Castle
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California’s fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 20, 2016, 4:31 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut…
Threatened by Chimney fire, Hearst Castle closes until further notice
Live updates: More homes destroyed as California’s fire season takes another grim turn Aug. 20, 2016, 3:24 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut…
In Hermosa, hoping not to be priced out of a beach vacation
The Trudgeon family was back again, staying in the beach cottage for the 22nd year in a row, just steps from the sand.
And they were worried.
The Brussels family, customers for almost three decades, was staying in a second-floor suite with an ocean-view balcony above the Hermosa Beach Strand.
And …
A woman was wrongfully arrested and jailed as a fraud suspect. The reason? Her name.
Half-awake and barefoot, Maria Elena Hernandez hurried toward the loud banging on her front door.
It was before sunrise, and she hoped the noise wouldn’t wake her 14-month-old granddaughter. As she cracked open the door, dressed in a sheer nightgown, Hernandez, 62, saw six California Department…
Drought and wildfires threaten the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog
A half-century ago, hundreds of streams cascading down the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains were packed with fist-sized mountain yellow-legged frogs competing for mating rights.
Today, fewer than 400 of the federally endangered frogs are holed up in five hard-to-reach streams,…
USC faces federal lawsuit over ‘excessive’ retirement plan fees
A lawsuit filed this week against USC claims that university officials failed to prevent more than 28,000 employees from overpaying for third-party retirement investment and administrative services, “resulting in millions of dollars in excessive recordkeeping fees each year.”
The federal class…
San Diego city employees helped themselves to free parks programs
Some city employees have been skimping out on registration fees for their kids’ Park and Recreation activities, a secret practice that city officials say has apparently gone on for decades.
According to a report by City Auditor Eduardo Luna released Thursday, six San Diego Park and Recreation Department…
Student who fathered teacher’s baby receives $6-million abuse settlement from Redlands schools
A former student who fathered a child with a onetime Redlands schoolteacher convicted of having sex with him and two other students will receive a $6-million settlement from the school district, officials said Friday.
Vince Finaldi, an attorney for the former high school student, said the egregious…
Satellite imagery shows the Blue Cut fire’s huge burn area
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 4:46 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
New fire burning on Grapevine, homes threatened
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
‘We have been arresting looters’: Deputies patrol Blue Cut fire evacuation zones
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
Blue Cut fire evacuations lifted for parts of Phelan
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
Veteran actor Jack Riley, a regular on ‘The Bob Newhart Show,’ dies at 80
Jack Riley, who played a counseling client on “The Bob Newhart Show” in the 1970s and also voiced a character on Nickelodeon’s animated “Rugrats,” died Friday. The 80-year-old actor died in Los Angeles, according to his representative, Paul Doherty.
Besides portraying grumpy, self-absorbed Elliot…
Woman loses 135 animals, beloved guesthouse in Big Cut fire
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
Korean church retreat burned to the ground in Big Cut fire
Live updates: 96 homes, more than 200 other structures destroyed in Blue Cut fire Aug. 19, 2016, 3:02 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue Cut fire:…
‘We were laughing. Then we realized, this is really serious. We need to get out,’ Santa Barbara camper says
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 19, 2016, 11:45 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Truck driver in Cajon Pass ‘just kept driving’ and prayed the freeway would reopen
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 19, 2016, 11:45 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Blue Cut fire has destroyed nearly 100 homes
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 19, 2016, 11:45 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Rey fire grows to 1,000 acres and is still 20% contained
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 19, 2016, 11:45 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Blue Cut fire grows to 37,002 acres and is 26% contained
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 19, 2016, 7:16 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Legalizing marijuana in California: Proposition 64 is complicated, but highly likely to pass
I know you’ve been distracted/disgusted/gobsmacked by the presidential campaign all summer.
But history, polling and common sense tell us that California’s electoral votes already belong to Hillary Clinton (sorry, Donald Trump fans). So stop wasting time worrying about that, Golden State types,…
L.A. County sanitation district embroiled in fight over human-waste facility
More than a decade ago, Los Angeles County sanitation officials made a deal with a Central Valley farmer that seemed to solve an intractable problem for both sides.
The 11 wastewater treatment plants operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County were producing nearly half a million…
Students traumatized by loss and violence get a fighting chance to learn
The teacher asked her fourth-graders to sit in a circle and rate their feelings from one to 10.
Christopher Bland clenched his fists. He ripped a piece of paper to shreds. As his classmates spoke, he rocked back and forth.
Tonia Rowe-Russell made a mental note: Keep an eye on this one, usually so smiley,…
Fast-moving wildfire burning above Santa Barbara; evacuations ordered
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burns near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire threatens mountain communities Aug. 18, 2016, 7:08 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Suspected looters arrested in Blue Cut fire evacuation area
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burning near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire continues to threaten mountain communities Aug. 18, 2016, 4:51 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires…
Fast-moving wildfire burning above Santa Barbara; evacuations ordered
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burning near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire continues to threaten mountain communities Aug. 18, 2016, 4:51 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires…
Woman who lost everything to fire years ago refuses to be ‘blindsided’ again
Live updates: New fast-moving fire burning near Santa Barbara as Blue Cut fire continues to threaten mountain communities Aug. 18, 2016, 4:51 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires…
Hey, Los Angeles: There’s a naked statue of Donald Trump on Hollywood Boulevard
A stark-naked likeness of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on a Los Angeles street corner early Thursday morning — and boy, is it unflattering.
It has a large pot belly, exaggerated varicose veins, a saggy butt, an expression that the artist described as a “constipated…
Fire spokesman: Homes lost in Swarthout Canyon and West Cajon Valley; Wrightwood and Lytle Creek are under threat
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 2:39 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
No clear path to extinguishing Blue Cut fire, expert says
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 2:39 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
L.A. Unified targets well-known charter school for possible revocation
The well-regarded El Camino Real Charter High School faces a possible shutdown following an investigation by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Issues cited by the school system in a letter to the school this week include possible inappropriate spending, poor accounting and oversight, and…
As fire threatens his home, a Phelan man flees to his van
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 2:39 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
‘We’ve been through a few of these,’ says resident who stayed to protect home from Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 2:39 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Authorities lift some evacuation orders connected to Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 2:39 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Scared and alone in Lytle Creek, resident waits for the lights to come on
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
CHP says southbound 15 Freeway is reopening
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Putting out hot spots along Highway 2
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
After long delay, 15 Freeway open in both directions again through Cajon Pass
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Fire spokesman: Homes lost in Swarthout Canyon and West Cajon Valley; Wrightwood and Lytle Creek are under threat
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
On Lone Pine Canyon Road, pieces of a charred house remain
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Blue Cut fire wreaks havoc along Highway 138
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
WATCH: Beverly Hills firefighters tend to dogs seeking shade in wake of Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Wrightwood and Lytle Creek remain threatened by still-erratic Blue Cut fire Aug. 18, 2016, 12:13 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Blue Cut fire leaves smoldering ruins behind
Live updates: Blue Cut fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
The wait continues on the southbound 15 Freeway as Blue Cut fire rages
Live updates: Blue Cut fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Full moon shines light on destruction from Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Blue Cut fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Blue Cut fire leaves behind a tangled mess
Live updates: Blue Cut fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Twitter user captures Blue Cut fire in stunning time-lapse video
Live updates: Blue Cut fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 18, 2016, 9:11 a.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Can two new L.A. high schools make fire departments more diverse?
A fire engine rolled through the gates of Banning High School in Wilmington on the first day of school, just as the last students were grabbing their breakfasts and heading to class.
No, it wasn’t an emergency. Firefighters from Fire Station 38 were there to show off their truck to students of…
Night view of the Blue Cut fire
As night falls, the fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 17, 2016, 11:49 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Northbound 15 Freeway reopens through Cajon Pass after devastating wildfire, CHP says
As night falls, the fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 17, 2016, 11:49 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
As night falls, firefighters toil to protect homes in the fire’s path
As night falls, the fire marches toward Angeles Crest Highway with dozens of homes in its path Aug. 17, 2016, 11:49 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging in California:Blue…
Blue Cut fire evacuees face freeway closures and jammed back roads
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 7:47 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Couple hunker down in Phelan, pledge to fight for their home
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 7:47 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Exide cleanup: Parts of three L.A.-area schools fenced off due to lead contamination
Children at three elementary schools near the closed Exide Technologies battery recycling plant returned to classes this week to find parts of their campuses fenced off to protect them from lead-contaminated soil.
Crews installed temporary fencing at Fishburn Avenue Elementary in Maywood, Lorena…
Columns of smoke from the Blue Cut fire are visible from space
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 7:47 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Dramatic images show the Blue Cut fire from space
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
‘We got our butts kicked,’ firefighters say as Blue Cut fire defies containment
All the ingredients were there. Dry heat, gusting winds in a mountain pass cloaked in dead grass and drought-shriveled chaparral.
All it needed was a spark. It came at 10:36 Tuesday morning near Kenwood Avenue west of Interstate 15. The Blue Cut fire was born.
“It all aligned. The wind, the fuel…
As community burns, some Wrightwood residents frustrated by fire response
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Search dogs look for victims of Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Three L.A. board members will push for school to start after Labor Day
Three Los Angeles school board members will begin a push next week to start the following school year after Labor Day.
The traditional academic year began Tuesday, a full three weeks before Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday in September.
The resolution, to be introduced at next Tuesday’s…
‘I’m just a nervous wreck’: Impacted residents stuggle to return home
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Man accused of setting Lake County fire steps into edgy courtroom
More than a half dozen sheriff deputies, bailiffs and probation officers stood guard Wednesday as the man perceived to be Lake County’s public enemy No. 1 appeared in court to face charges that he unleashed a devastating wildfire along with 11 other blazes in the rural lakeside community.
Shackled…
Raw video of Blue Cut fire in Lytle Creek, Calif.
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Fire that destroyed dozens of homes sparked by an illegal marijuana operation, officials say
A fire that destroyed 43 homes last year in a largely rural area north of San Francisco was sparked by an illegal marijuana-growing operation, officials said Wednesday, but the two suspects fled the country before they could be questioned.
The Rocky fire burned about 108 square miles in Lake, Yolo…
Couple keeps in contact as husband insists on protecting home
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Longtime Wrightwood resident: ‘I’ve never seen anything like’ Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
2105 Rocky fire was sparked by illegal marijuana operation, officials say
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 6:12 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
WATCH: Firefighting helicopter scoops water from lake to fight Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Wrightwood evacuation holdouts explain why they won’t leave
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
The cause of most California wildfires? People
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Striking photo shows intensity of Blue Cut fire
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Blue Cut fire burning toward Phelan
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Air assault on Blue Cut fire above Lytle Creek
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
Blue Cut fire now major threat to Lytle Creek as flames march toward communities
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
California Trucking Assn. says impact of freeway closure is ‘unknown’
Live updates: Devastating Blue Cut fire in Cajon Pass consumes homes at rapid rate, burning out of control Aug. 17, 2016, 2:55 p.m. A rash of fires this summer has destroyed homes, caused power outages and subjected residents to repeated evacuation orders. Here are some of the fires now raging…
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