201810.18
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Fire weather watch returning for LA and Orange counties

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Click for a larger image. LOS ANGELES — The threat of wildfire will return to the Southland Friday because of strong winds and very dry vegetation but with less severity than on Monday and Tuesday, said the National Weather Service. “Offshore winds will increase on Friday and continue through Saturday. These winds will not be…

201810.18
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Former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny arrested for evidence tampering

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Former USA Gymnastics chief executive Steve Penny was arrested Wednesday night on a felony evidence tampering charge related to his alleged role in his and the organization’s cover-up of U.S. Olympic and national team physician Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of hundreds of gymnasts. Penny’s arrest in a resort town in Tennessee’s Great Smokey Mountains follows…

201810.17
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Crews work to contain structure fire in Santa Fe Springs

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Fire crews raced to contain a fire at a commercial building in Santa Fe Springs on Wednesday evening. Tracy Gonzales, spokeswoman for the Downey Fire Department, said crews responded at about 4:35 p.m. and that 30 fire engines and trucks were on the scene in the 9600 block of John Street. Gonzalez said that there…

201810.17
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Overnight closure of southbound 405 freeway postponed

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Work planned on the southbound 405 freeway overnight tonight, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 18, has been postponed, meaning drivers won’t face a detour. The Orange County Transportation Authority doesn’t have a new schedule yet for when the needed closure of the southbound lanes will take place. The work will remove the structure that holds…