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….
On Wednesday night, Kyle Jorrey looked over the final version of the newspaper and decided it was ready for print. It had been a long day of reporting after the local elections, and he told his staff he might take Thursday off. Jorrey is the editor of the Thousand Oaks Acorn, a weekly paper that…
In its path of destruction from Agoura Hills to Malibu, the Woolsey fire has torn through notable, sometimes famous, Southern California locales, threatened scores of others and raised community concern about places dear to people’s hearts. So far, the fire, which was sparked Thursday in the hills south of Simi Valley, has consumed more than…
