Firefighters continued to make progress in containing the destructive and deadly Woolsey fire, which has scorched 98,362 acres and was 69 percent contained as of Friday morning, according to the latest Cal Fire numbers. Authorities are hopeful that cooler temperatures, a decrease in winds and a forecasted slight increase in humidity will continue to aid firefighters…
My first Thanksgiving in Los Angeles was a lonely one. My husband and I had just moved to this strange new city, and we knew no one. Thousands of miles away, our families were celebrating with plates piled high, feeling grateful for all the cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents around them to make the holidays…
They needed to be inspired, to feel her grace, to applaud the way she has handled her power. This was not a political rally, but it could have been. It was a night of adoration, without evidence of protesters. Michelle Obama sold out the Forum on Thursday night, the second stop of a book tour…
State officials on Thursday solidified their support for a “preferred” high-speed rail route through Southern California that would travel through San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and Orange County communities. During the California High Speed Rail Authority’s meeting in Burbank, residents from Acton to communities in the San Fernando Valley spoke against putting the project’s…
The leaders of crews fighting the Woolsey fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties took a few minutes Thursday morning to honor a fallen Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant with a firefighters’ “last alarm” bell ringing ceremony. The memorial service took place later in the day for Sgt. Ron Helus, gunned down Nov. 7 as he entered the…
Honorees already were known, so surprises weren’t expected at Orange County’s 33rd annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Grove. Then Charles and Ling Zhang, who were selected as the county’s Outstanding Philanthropists, started singing. The crowd of more than 900 took a moment to realize what was happening, then stood…
As mandatory evacuation orders from the Woolsey fire were lifted Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Calabasas and Malibu area, thousands of residents poured down the 101 Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway to return home. But road closures and being turned away from their neighborhoods led to confusion. At Mullholland Highway and Stunt Road, several residents…
MAGALIA — When the Camp Fire first tore through Butte County, John Pohmajevich stayed put in the small town of Magalia — a place he’s called home for several years now. He knew if he left, there would be no telling when he would be able to return. On Thursday, the San Mateo native surveyed…
It looks like Orange County will have no Republicans in Congress next year. On Thursday, the Associated Press projected that Democrat Katie Porter has defeated two-term GOP. Rep. Mimi Walters in the race to represent the county’s inland 45th Congressional District. Also on Thursday, new vote tabulations showed that Democrat Gil Cisneros leapfrogged Republican Young…
