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LA fires live updates: Palisades investigators have gathered 150 leads, official says
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires [Read More…]
83-year-old woman’s lottery winnings stolen by man who attacked her in store parking lot
Police are hunting for a suspect who was allegedly caught on camera violently robbing an 83-year-old woman of her lottery winnings shortly after claiming them from a convenience store, police said. Via Facebook / Orange [Read More…]
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County has been devastated by two deadly wildfires that have become some of the most destructive in California history. The Palisades and Eaton fires both erupted on [Read More…]
Altadena’s diverse history at risk as LA fires continue to burn
Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has destroyed more than 14,117 acres across the region in the last [Read More…]
LA fires live updates: 2 new arson arrests in separate incidents
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires [Read More…]
Suspect in Graceland fraud case could face federal trial in April
Andrew Woodley/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Lisa Findley, the Missouri woman accused of attempting to illegally put Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate up for auction, could face a federal criminal trial in [Read More…]
Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ in plea talks in Brooklyn federal case, prosecutor says
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mexican drug lord who founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is in plea talks with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, to resolve his case [Read More…]
What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the residents who were killed in the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. At least 24 people have been killed. [Read More…]
Pacific Palisades residents sue Los Angeles department of water and power
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city’s Department of Water [Read More…]
DOJ pushes for select members of Congress to review Jack Smith’s classified docs report
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is continuing its push to release the remaining volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report to select members of Congress. In an overnight court filing, [Read More…]
LA fires live updates: Eaton Fire containment jumps to 45%
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires [Read More…]
Family of missing NC mom, who vanished after making 911 call, seeks answers 1 year later
Marissa Kay Carmichael is pictured in an undated photo provided by the Greensboro Police Department. Greensboro Police Department (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, are urging the community to share any information related [Read More…]
LA fires live updates: At least 25 fire-related deaths, medical examiner says
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires [Read More…]
Duck hunters discover human remains deep in wooded area on hunting trip
mbbirdy/Getty Images (Taylorsville, N.C.) — Two local duck hunters in North Carolina ended up discovering human remains during an outing earlier this week, police said. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at approximately 5:49 p.m. [Read More…]
How climate whiplash contributed to the severity of the California fires
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hydroclimate whiplash — the rapid shift between wet and dry conditions — likely contributed to the severity of the wildfires burning in Southern California, according to experts. In recent [Read More…]
What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the residents who were killed in the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. At least 24 people have been killed. [Read More…]
LA mayor issues housing executive order amid wildfires, crisis
Eric Thayer/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued an executive order to rebuild homes and businesses that the city lost in the ongoing LA County fires that overall have [Read More…]
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as “incarcerated firefighters,” are among the emergency responders fighting the blazes, [Read More…]
LA fires live updates: Over 30 people remain unaccounted for
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the [Read More…]
Husband arrested for murder after wife’s body found in dumpster
mbbirdy/Getty Images (COOPERSBURG, Pa.) — A man has been arrested in the murder of a New Jersey woman whose body was found in a Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, dumpster over the weekend. Rolando Corte, 42, was charged [Read More…]