Downed power lines caused a fire that scorched two residences in Santa Ana, leaving 14 people without a home for the night on Monday, Nov. 12. High winds brought live wires in contact with the trees near two neighboring houses on the 400 block of North Laurel Street, sparking a fire at about 9:04 a.m.,…
Residents in the path of the Woolsey and Hill fires spent Monday assessing damage, resupplying with essentials and contacting loved ones despite limited cell phone coverage from so many downed utility poles. Flare-ups of the blazes, which tore into Malibu, were virtually all contained on Monday with scattered areas still smoldering. Ash swirled amid high…
The Morrison Ranch House in Agoura is among the latest casualties of the Woolsey fire, adding to a list of torched historical landmarks beloved by local history buffs and recreationists in the Santa Monica Mountains. The fire consumed more than 90,000 acres and was 20 percent contained by Monday evening, but not before destroying 370 structures…
The cost of constructing the Southern California section of the state bullet train could jump by as much as $11 billion over estimates released earlier this year, though rail authority officials caution that their new numbers assume a more expansive design than is likely to be built. The new estimates…
Democrats in two undecided Orange County races further narrowed the gap Monday against their GOP rivals, as ongoing ballot-counting continued to favor Democratic candidates throughout the state. Two-term Republican Rep. Mimi Walters saw her election night lead of more than 6,000 votes dwindle to…
His hillside home smoldered but a handful of memories were spared. As Shane Clark assessed his newly incinerated Bell Canyon property on Saturday, Nov. 10 – one of more than a dozen houses leveled in his community by the aggressive, wind-fueled Woolsey fire – four pieces of paper offered solace. Thoughtful firefighters snagged many of…
BUTTE COUNTY — With 42 people dead, the Camp Fire roaring through Butte County has officially surpassed a grim marker by becoming the single most deadly and destructive fire in California’s history. The number of people who have perished in the fire, current as of Monday night, is almost certain to rise as rescue and…
