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☆ California wildfires: Bridge Fire explodes in size, man arrested in connection with Line Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The blaze expanded from Los Angeles County into San Bernardino County, and as of Tuesday evening was 0% contained. “Tragically, homes have been lost,” San Bernardino County’s government said on Facebook late Tuesday, as the county proclaimed an emergency due to the blaze. Video by the San Bernardino County Fire Department showed firefighters and deputies performing rescue evacuations in Wrightwood on Tuesday evening as flames consumed brush and trees. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, from Norco, allegedly started the fire in the area of Baseline Road and Alpin Street in the city of Highland on Sept. 5, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said. The Line fire burns through in San Bernardino National Forest, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2024.

Persons: San Bernardino County’s, Justin Wayne Halstenberg, Gavin Newsom, Gina Ferazzi, Paul Holaday, we’re, Brian Fennessey, David Swanson, Newsom's, Davis Organizations: Angeles National Forest, California Department of Forestry, Fire, Facebook, San, San Bernardino County Fire Department, Mount, National Weather Service, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County Sheriff's, Central Detention, Home, National Guard, Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, Orange County Fire Authority, Trabuco Flyers, RC, Getty, U.S . Forest Service of Humboldt, Sierra Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, San Bernardino, Wrightwood, San Antonio, East Fork, California, Los Angeles, Norco, Highland, Big, Running, Lake, Forrest Falls, San, Calif, Orange County, Orange, El Cariso, Lake Elsinore, AFP, Nevada, U.S, Davis, Reno

☆ Wildfires burn out of control in Southern California and more evacuations ordered
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In recent years wildfires have regularly burned in and around Wrightwood, a picturesque mountain town 60 miles east of Los Angeles known for its 1930s cabins. In neighboring Orange County, firefighters used bulldozers, helicopters and planes to control a rapidly spreading blaze called the Airport Fire that started Monday and spread to about 3 square miles in only a few hours. Concialdi said the fire was burning away from homes in Orange County, but there are 36 recreational cabins in the area. Residents along the southern edge of Big Bear Lake were told to leave the area Tuesday night, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The blaze had charred more than 51 square miles of grass and brush and blanketed the area with a thick cloud of dark smoke.

Persons: Big Bear, Robert Luna, Janice Quick, texted, Quick, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, Steve Concialdi, Concialdi, Sherri Fankhauser, Fankhauser, ” Fankhauser, “ It’s, Davis, Joe Lombardo, Charles Moore Organizations: Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Fire, San Bernardino National Forest, Residents, San, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Nevada Gov, Sunday, National Weather Service, Truckee Meadows Fire Locations: , California, Los Angeles, Big, Wrightwood, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Northern California, Clearlake City, San Francisco, Idaho , Oregon, Nevada, Reno, Davis, Washoe, Washoe County, Truckee Meadows

☆ Death Valley National Park confirms second heat-related death of the summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 57-year-old man died from heat exposure after walking in Death Valley National Park, authorities confirmed Monday, making it the second heat-related death in the area this summer. Peter Hayes Robino, from Los Angeles County, drove his car off a steep embankment after taking a one-mile circular walk on Aug. 1, the National Park Service said in a statement. A motorcyclist was declared dead from suspected heat exposure in Death Valley in July, while another was hospitalized for severe heat illness. Another tourist was treated in a local hospital for third degree burns he received to his feet last month at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, also in the national park. Park rangers in Death Valley National Park advise visitors to stay in or near air-conditioning where possible, to not hike after 10 a.m. in low elevations, to drink lots of water and avoid salty snacks.

Persons: Peter Hayes Robino, Robino, Witnesses, Robino’s, Mike Reynolds Organizations: National Park Service, NPS Locations: Death, Los Angeles County, America, Valley, Mesquite

☆ Nearly 40 Years Later, a California Serial Killer Confesses to Another Murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A convicted serial killer on California death row for murdering a dozen people in the 1980s and ’90s confessed to the 1986 murder of a 19-year-old woman in Los Angeles County, the police announced on Tuesday. William Lester Suff, 70, confessed in May 2022 to stabbing Cathy Small to death and dumping her body on a South Pasadena, Calif., cul-de-sac, where her body was discovered by police on Feb. 22, 1986, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced at a news conference on Tuesday. Why the announcement came more than two years after the confession was not clear. Ms. Small’s body was found in the morning wearing a nightgown, and she died from multiple stab wounds and strangulation, Lt. Patricia Thomas said. Ms. Small’s body was identified three days later by a man who had read about the killing in the news and had called detectives to say he was concerned that the victim could be his roommate.

Persons: William Lester Suff, Cathy Small, Patricia Thomas Organizations: Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Locations: California, Los Angeles County, South Pasadena, Calif, Los Angeles

☆ 4 former officers accused of staging sham raid to extort nearly $37 million from California man
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

According to prosecutors, the victim and his business partner had a yearslong dispute over their ownership in the rubber chemical manufacturer. In December 2018, the unindicted co-conspirator allegedly contacted Turbett to help with her business dispute. Turbett and Hart flew from Australia to Los Angeles, where they met with Cozart and Lankford to plan out the sham raid, prosecutors said. During the hoax raid, the defendants forced the victim and his family into one room. The unindicted co-conspirator paid Turbett’s company about $419,813 and emailed Turbett to thank him for a “very good job,” prosecutors said.

Persons: ”, Steven Arthur Lankford, Glen Louis Cozart, Max Samuel Bennett Turbett, Matthew Phillip Hart, Lankford, Hart, Martin Estrada, Turbett, Cozart Organizations: Attorney’s, Central, Central District of, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Crime Information Locations: California, Irvine, U.S, Central District, Central District of California, Jiangsu Sinorgchem, Country , California, Upland , California, Australia, United Kingdom, Los, Santa Clarita, Angeles, China, Atlanta, Jiangsu, —, Los Angeles

☆ An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 has struck the Los Angeles area, the USGS says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 struck the Los Angeles area shortly after noon on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. People reported feeling it strongly across the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it received no initial reports of damage or injuries as it checks infrastructure citywide. "Having lived through the Northridge earthquake (magnitude 6.7 in 1994), today's tremor made me flash back to what we know are lifesaving rules during an earthquake: drop, cover, and hold on. It struck on the first school day for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Persons: Kathryn Barger, John Marshall Organizations: U.S . Geological Survey, Los Angeles Fire Department, National Weather Service, Los Angeles Unified School District Locations: Los Angeles, U.S, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley, LA, California, Highland, Los Feliz

☆ 'It’s mayhem and craziness': Californians react to Gavin Newsom’s order to remove homeless encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Elleiana Green | Elleiana Green Is A Digital Politics Intern With Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order requiring state agencies to remove homeless encampments on public property, leaving the homeless community caught in the middle and uncertain where they will go. Now it’s time for locals to do their job.”But members of the homeless community say they have nowhere to go. “It’s absolute mayhem and craziness,” said Jeni Shurley, a member of the homeless community in Los Angeles. San Francisco has about 8,000 homeless people — the second most in the state behind Los Angeles, with about 75,000. Barger added that the city was working to maintain the trust of the homeless community while working to dismantle the camps.

Persons: Gavin Newsom’s, Newsom, “, ” Newsom, We’ve, ”, Jeni Shurley, Shurley, that’s, “ I’ve, ” Laura Valdez, Tara Gallegos, Newsom’s, Mayor London Breed, Kathryn Barger, Barger, Darrell Steinberg, Steinberg, they’re, ” Steinberg Organizations: Gov, Department of Housing, Urban Development, Democrat, Supreme, D.C, Public, Institute of California, San Francisco’s Mission, NBC News, Mayor London, Los Angeles County, Supervisors, Republican, NBC, Sacramento Locations: California, New, —, Los Angeles, Oregon , Colorado , Louisiana , Missouri, Washington, San Francisco’s, San Francisco, Los, Sacramento

Following decades of grievances, the federal government on Thursday changed a policy that disqualified some disabled veterans from receiving subsidized housing. Advocates hope a new federal policy will help more disabled homeless veterans get off the streets. A homeless veterans encampment in Los Angeles in 2021. “No matter where veterans are, if we have homeless veterans, we are committed to them,” he said. About 1,834 homeless veterans were counted in Los Angeles this year, compared with 2,696 last year.

Persons: Al Seib, Denis McDonough, Francine Orr, Karen Bass, George Rose, ”, Mark Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum, Terrence Hayes, Hayes Organizations: of Housing, Urban, Veterans, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Veterans Administration, “ Veterans, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern, Los, Los Angeles, HUD Locations: Al, Los Angeles, ”, Westwood, Brentwood, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, “, Los Angeles County, U.S

The same Chinese brokers who were laundering fentanyl proceeds were now heavily involved in marijuana trafficking across the U.S. as well. Over the past decade, Chinese organized crime groups in the U.S. quietly became the dominant money launderers for Mexican cartels. Since 2023, federal prosecutors have charged at least 31 people linked to Chinese groups accused of laundering cartel drug money. In the ensuing months, the team began to understand for the first time how the Chinese became the Mexican cartels’ go-to money launderers. The Chinese money brokers then arrange for the cartels to receive the equivalent amount in pesos or cryptocurrency in Mexico.

Persons: Ray Donovan, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Guzman, Donovan, ”, Michael Mezner, ‘, I’ve, El Chapo, ” Donovan, “, Christopher Urben, “ They’ve, Dennis Wilder, ” Wilder, Urben, ” Urben, Bill Bodner, Vanda Felbab, Brown, ’, They’re, Xi Jinping Organizations: Attorney’s, Central, Central District of, U.S, Division, CIA, Ministry of State Security, U.S ., National Intelligence, National Security Council, Los, Singapore —, Brookings Institution, Operations Division, DEA, Citibank Locations: U.S, East, China, El, Sinaloa, Pasadena, Calif, Central District, Central District of California, Virginia, United States, CJNG, propping, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, Asia, Australia, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Miami, Mexico, Los Angeles County . U.S, Guangzhou, America

☆ Los Angeles Says It Will Not Join Newsom’s Push to Clear Encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Days after Gov. Gavin Newsom put pressure on local governments to dismantle homeless encampments across California, leaders in Los Angeles County showed a united front, unanimously passing a resolution with a clear message: We will continue to take a different approach. The vote on Tuesday by the board of supervisors, the five-member governing body of the county, reflected the deep motivation of local leaders to align themselves on strategy for a vast region that includes 88 cities and more than 75,000 homeless people. It also reaffirmed that homelessness would not be criminalized. “Some things,” said Supervisor Hilda Solis who co-wrote the motion, “are better deliberated at the local level.”The leaders have the backing of Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County, who has vowed that his agency will arrest people only if they commit a crime, not simply for living in an encampment.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, ”, Hilda Solis, Sheriff Robert Luna Organizations: Gov Locations: California, Los Angeles, Sheriff Robert Luna of, Angeles County

☆ Kamala Harris' ascent puts California back in the driver's seat of national politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Biden won California by 29 points in 2020, and Harris will surely win the deep blue state in her own right. Along the way, Harris' political trajectory opened up doors to places that other candidates eyeing the White House have to fly across the country to reach. AdvertisementAs a presidential candidate, Harris won't be a stranger to the tech giants that fueled so much growth in her state. And should Harris win the White House, there'd be a familiar face influencing policy and legislation on relevant tech issues for the foreseeable future, which is something that doesn't come along everyday. Harris hasn't secured the Democratic nomination yet, but if she does, California could be in for some of its sunniest days yet.

Persons: —, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Pelosi, McCarthy, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Biden —, Hillary Clinton, Mike Levin, there'd, Harris hasn't Organizations: Service, US, Capitol, Business, Democratic, Biden, California, Senate, White Locations: San Francisco Bay, California, Delaware, Golden State, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Orange, San Diego, Oakland, San Francisco, Francisco's, Hollywood, Silicon, Los Angeles

And don't worry if you aren't eligible — the best CD rates nationwide are still well above 5% APY. The credit union is offering an 8-month CD special paying 6.00% APY to new members (one CD per new member only). Where to find the best CD rates for a high APYOnline banks and credit unions with high-yield CDsTraditional brick-and-mortar banks tend to offer the lowest rates, on average, on CDs and savings accounts. Important factors to consider for high APY CDsHigh CD interest rates may draw you to one particular CD offering, but there are a few important factors to consider before opening the account. If you suspect rates may rise in the future, consider implementing a CD ladder strategy or exploring alternative CD options, such as a bump-up CD or a step-up CD, which have built-in rate increases.

Persons: isn't, you'll Organizations: California Coast Credit Union, Partners Credit Union, Financial Partners Credit Union Locations: California, San Diego, Riverside, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Diego County, San Francisco, Alameda , California, Chevron

☆ Sewage Spill Temporarily Closes Two Los Angeles Beaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Claire Moses | Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Two Los Angeles-area beaches were shut down for 48 hours after thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into a creek — but that did not seem to bother the crowd of dog walkers, runners, yogis and surfers enjoying the beach early on Tuesday before the day’s heat set in. An estimated 15,000 gallons of sewage — about the volume a backyard swimming pool holds — were discharged on Saturday afternoon in a neighborhood roughly seven miles east of the Santa Monica Pier, entering Ballona Creek, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a news release. “The cause of the sewage discharge was a broken water main that pushed sand into the sewer, causing the blockage,” the agency said.

Organizations: Santa, Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Locations: Angeles, Santa Monica, Ballona

☆ Esta TerBlanche, best known for role in ‘All My Children,’ dead at 51
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Esta TerBlanche, the South African actress best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy Lavery on “All My Children,” has died, according to her manager Annie Spoliansky. TerBlanche died on Thursday in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office online records show. Spoliansky told CNN in a statement on Sunday that “Esta was such a kind, loving, giving, and caring person.”“She cared so deeply for all people and animals,” Spoliansky’s statement read. She later reprised her role in one episode in 2011 and appeared in over 100 episodes. Cameron Mathison, who played TerBlanche’s on-screen husband Ryan Lavery in “All My Children” paid tribute to his co-star on his Instagram Stories on Sunday.

Persons: African, Gillian Andrassy Lavery, ”, Annie Spoliansky, TerBlanche, Spoliansky, “, ” TerBlanche, Cameron Mathison, TerBlanche’s, Ryan Lavery, ” Mathison, Bienke Naudé Hartman Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Medical, ABC, Miss Teen South Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, South Africa, Miss Teen South Africa, South

☆ Global IT outage leaves thousands stranded at airports amid chaos at hospitals, government agencies and 911 systems
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

All flights were grounded for United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Allegiant Airlines on Friday. Meanwhile, thousands of companies around the world are struggling with payment processing after the outage brought down systems across a wide range of businesses. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other businesses were disrupted worldwide on Friday following a major computer systems outage linked to an update on an antivirus program. In addition to hospitals, blood donation centers have experienced challenges and are altering blood shipment methods due to flight delays. The Social Security Administration closed its local offices to the public on Friday after the outage shut down numerous services.

Persons: ”, “, Kiah Hampton, Hampton, Jennifer Small, ” Small, Ty Kelley, “ I’m, Miya Haney, Dave DeWalt, George Kurtz, ” Kurtz, Etienne Laurent, Kim Brown, ” Brown, Laura Topete, ” Topete, Ted Wheeler, Kathy Hochul Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, Airlines, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson International Airport, ” Spirit Airlines, Shipping, UPS, FedEx, Marriott International, Hilton, McAfee, Infrastructure Security Agency, Delta Airlines, Getty, Kaiser Permanente, Health, Hospital Medical, Epic Systems, US Department of Health, Human Services, York Blood Center, Angeles, Superior Court, Department, ”, United States Customs, Border Protection, CBP, Social Security Administration, US Department of Justice Locations: United States, Los Angeles, ” New Jersey, Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Alaska, Phoenix, New York City, Texas , Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Airlines, Kaiser, San Jose , California, Portland , Oregon, Southern California, San Diego County, Arizona, Maricopa County, New York

☆ A founding father of Utah's VC industry is stepping back as accusations of sexual harassment surface
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Melia Russell | Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Eyes closed, she listened as the Mercato Partners cofounder Greg Warnock stepped into the living room of his houseboat. Before starting Mercato, Warnock bought a large stake in a chemical-distribution business and made his first few millions in the acquisition. For an aspiring investor in Silicon Slopes, Mercato Partners seemed the place to be. They say the complaints from female Mercato employees are emblematic of religious and social norms that place women in the home. Mercato Partners no longer promotes Savory Fund or Prelude on its website following an organizational shake-up.

Persons: Powell, Elizabeth Moore, Greg Warnock, Moore, Warnock, Melia Russell, Jim Dreyfous, Paul Ahlstrom, Mercato, Emma Jackson, Elizabeth Moore's, Lake Powell, Mr, Staci, McCubbins, feely, David Bateman, Bateman's, Josh James, James, machismo, David McNew, Alan Hall, Jackson, wouldn't, Matthew Ashton, something's, massages, Melissa Walred, Walred, Greg, There's, gleeful Warnock, he'd untangle, Joe Kaiser, Ryan Sanders —, Savory, Warnock's, Davis Warnock, Davis, Victor Charlie, Larry H, TMRS, Staci McCubbins, Rosalie Chan Organizations: Mercato, Business, Lambda, Mercato Partners, BI, Opportunity, Thermal, vSpring, Beehive State, Getty, Pelion Venture Partners, Miller Company, Missouri State Employees, System, Nationwide Insurance, Family Insurance, Los, Employees, Association, Saudi Aramco, Google, Facebook Locations: Utah, Mercato, Lake, Coachella, Powell, Beehive, Silicon Slopes, Salt Lake City, Cottonwood Heights, Tibet, Missouri, Texas, Los Angeles, Saudi

☆ Young families are still fleeing major cities in huge numbers, a 'big surprise' for metros trying to escape the urban doom loop
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWhen the pandemic hit, young families fled cities across the US in droves. Overall, domestic out-migration from big cities is still double the rate it was pre-pandemic. "This data is three years out from the start of the pandemic, cities have started to recover robustly on a bunch of different measures." Families with kids under six years old are more than twice as likely to leave New York City than families without young kids, the Fiscal Policy Institute found. Some exurbs — particularly in the pro-development Sunbelt — are seeing young families flood in.

Persons: —, Connor O'Brien, EIG, O'Brien, millennials Organizations: Service, Economic Innovation Group, Business, New York City Locations: exurbs, New York, Chicago's Cook County, San Francisco, Los Angeles, nation's, downtowns, New York City, Exurban, Polk County , Florida, Orlando, Tampa, Montgomery County , Texas, Houston

☆ Shoplifters love Lego. The colorful plastic toy bricks are a gold mine for criminals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

I went straight to the cameras and saw we were being robbed,” Zuniga told CNN. Hayes told CNN his team works with a majority of retailers that carry Lego products as well as Legoland theme parks. “Demand is always there.”As a result, there’s not only a market for stolen Lego products but also a burgeoning counterfeit market, especially online. When reached for comment, Lego directed CNN to online resources on its website to educate consumers how to spot fake online Lego stores and fake Lego products. He bought Lego sets that were on sale at the local Target to fill up empty shelves.

Persons: New York CNN —, Miguel Zuniga, “, ” Zuniga, Miguel Zuniga’s, Noble, Olay, ”, Read Hayes, Hayes, there’s, Michael Blackshire, Casey Slaughter, ” Slaughter, Indiana Jones, Lego, Calvin Mah, Zuniga Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Southern, KABC, LAPD, Barnes, Noble, Target, University of Florida, Prevention Research Council, Walmart, Los Angeles Times, “, Wichita Police, Star Wars, Los Locations: New York, Lumita, Los Angeles County, Lomita , California, California, Southern California, Philadelphia, Richmond , British Columbia, Pasadena , CA, Wichita , Kansas, “

☆ Michael Jackson Died With $500 Million in Debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Reggie Ugwu | More About Reggie Ugwu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Jackson’s debts and creditor’s claims at the time of his death in 2009 totaled more than $500 million, according to a court filing by the pop superstar’s estate that provides details of his financial woes toward the end of his life. Jackson owed about $40 million to the tour promoter A.E.G., according to the filing, which was made in Los Angeles County Superior Court this month and earlier reported by People magazine. The filing said that 65 creditors made claims against the singer after his death, some of which resulted in lawsuits, and that some of his debt had been “accruing interest at extremely high interest rates.”A representative for the Jackson estate, which is executed by John Branca and John McClain, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The estate filed the court papers as a request to authorize the payment of about $3.5 million to several legal firms for their work in the second half of 2018. In the court filing, the executors say that they have eliminated the estate’s debt and that almost all of the creditors’ claims and litigation have been resolved.

Persons: Michael Jackson’s, Jackson, A.E.G, John Branca, John McClain, ’ Organizations: Court, People Locations: Los Angeles

CNN —Two fast-growing fires are tearing across a southern New Mexico tribal reservation and converging on a village “like a pair of tongs,” prompting thousands of residents to evacuate, officials say. An estimated 5,000 residents were ordered to evacuate the village area due to the approaching South Fork Fire, New Mexico Forestry spokesperson George Ducker told CNN. A second blaze, the Salt Fire, is also burning on tribal land south of Ruidoso and has scorched 2,000 acres. The South Fork Fire has burned more than 5,000 acres and is zero percent contained, according to an overnight update from the New Mexico Forestry Division. Both fires are acting like “a pair of tongs, and Ruidoso is in the middle,” Ducker said.

Persons: George Ducker, Ducker, ” Ducker, Jesus Figueroa, Ruidoso, Rebecca Dennis, ” Dennis, Roswell –, Ruidoso –, ” PNM, CNN’s Melissa Alonso, Dave Alsup, Amanda Jackson, Robert Shackelford Organizations: CNN, New Mexico Forestry, Mescalero Apache, New, New Mexico Forestry Division, New Mexico State Police, Facebook, Apache Summit, Eastern New Mexico University, New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Storm, US Drought Monitor Locations: New Mexico, Ruidoso, Snow, Whitetail, Chihuahua, Lane, Summit, Los Angeles County, Northern California’s Sonoma County, Oklahoma, Sudderth, Roswell, lockstep, Lincoln County

☆ Post Fire: Los Angeles County blaze has consumed nearly 15,000 acres
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A fire in Los Angeles County that forced the evacuations of hundreds of people from a state park has burned nearly 15,000 acres, authorities said Sunday, just one day after it started. A red flag warning was issued for the I-5 corridor in Los Angeles County and the Ventura County mountains until 5:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. The wildfire began Saturday afternoon in Gorman, an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County. California State Park Services evacuated 1,200 people from Hungry Valley Park, Cal Fire said. The fire had damaged two commercial properties by Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Persons: Crews, Marcio Jose Sanchez Organizations: CNN, California Department of Forestry, Cal Fire, National Weather Service, Cal Fire ., Park Services, Angeles County Fire Department, Firefighters, AP, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Locations: Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Ventura County, Gorman, Cal Fire . California, Angeles, Pyramid, Old, Angeles County, Gorman , California, Northern California, Sonoma County

☆ Growing Wildfire Burns 10,000 Acres and Forces Evacuations Near Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A fast-spreading wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has burned more than 10,000 acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people, according to local authorities, fueled by strong winds that are expected to last until Monday. The blaze, named the Post Fire, started at 1:47 p.m. Saturday in Gorman, Calif., near Interstate 5 about 50 miles outside Los Angeles, the authorities said. Within 12 hours, it had spread to over 10,500 acres, according to CalFire, California’s firefighting agency. It was zero percent contained as of Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The authorities evacuated 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley recreation area and closed the nearby Pyramid Lake reservoir, the fire department said on Saturday evening.

Organizations: Angeles County Fire Department, Firefighters Locations: Los Angeles, Gorman, Calif, CalFire, Angeles

☆ American tourist found dead on small Greek island. Three other tourists are missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

ATHENS, Greece AP —A missing American tourist has been found dead on a beach on a small Greek island west of Corfu, local media reported. He had been reported missing Thursday by his host, a Greek-American friend. Mathraki, which has a population of 100, is a 3.9-square-kilometer (1.2-square-mile) heavily wooded island, west of the better-known island of Corfu. On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with less than 400 permanent residents. US media identified the missing tourist as retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Albert Calibet of Hermosa Beach, California.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Sheriff Albert Calibet, Tourism Popi Despotidi, Calibet, Amorgos “ Organizations: Greece AP, Los Angeles, Sheriff, Tourism, CNN Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Corfu, Mathraki, British, Symi, Amorgos, Los Angeles County, Hermosa Beach , California

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: What we know and where it goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Months after singer Cassie Ventura filed suit against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, his life looks very different. But the video could become evidence in an ongoing federal investigation related to Combs and allegations of sex trafficking. Members of law enforcement are seen outside of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024. Sean "Diddy" Combs with Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of 'The Perfect Match' at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles in 2016. An aerial image of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024.

Persons: Cassie Ventura, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Ventura, Combs, “, Here’s, HSI, Sean, Diddy, ” Aaron Dyer, Justin, Misa Hylton, Christian, ”, Hylton, Kim Porter, Sean Combs, Jessie, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Jones, ” Jones, Chris Delmas, ” Ben Brafman, Shawn Holley, they’ve, Department’s, Kelly, –, Elie Honig, CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez, John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Eric Levenson, Denise Royal, Holmes Lybrand, Carlos Suarez Organizations: CNN, Bad Boy Records, Los Angeles County, Attorney’s, US Justice Department, Authorities, Federal, Homeland Security Investigations, US Department of Homeland Security, KCBS, Arclight Theatre, Getty Locations: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, “, AFP

☆ Trump fans turn US flags upside down to protest former president’s conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hanging the United States flag upside down, a move that is supposed to signal distress and that has ensnared Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in controversy, is now being practiced by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the former president’s conviction in his hush money trial. Prominent Trump supporters such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and former national security adviser Michael Flynn posted pictures of upside-down flags on social media soon after a New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday. By Friday, pro-Trump social media accounts were awash with images of inverted flags hanging on porches and lawns across the country. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, posted an image appearing to show the flag hanging upside down above its Washington, DC, headquarters. “The city was very surprised to learn someone inverted the flags, which were set up in honor of our community’s veterans.

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