Compton man arrested for allegedly shooting 9-year-old son
A Compton man was taken into custody Monday for allegedly killing his 9-year-old son outside the boy's grandfather's home over the weekend.
Staff Writer
A Compton man was taken into custody Monday for allegedly killing his 9-year-old son outside the boy's grandfather's home over the weekend.
Dropping water from their air operations, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were able to stop the forward progress of a brush fire Tuesday in Griffith Park.
TORRANCE (CNS) - Police Tuesday are investigating the fatal shooting involving officers from the Torrance Police Department near an industrial park.
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Despite an order by state regulators to close the facility, Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall was continuing to house youth detainees Thursday while Los Angeles County probation officials appealed for reconsideration of a closure order
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Eaton Fire 45% Contained; Santa Ana Winds Prompt Red Flag Warning
Containment of Palisades Fire Rises to 19%
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Following some public criticism about the county's decision not to evacuate Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar as the nearby Hurst Fire raged, county Probation Department officials insisted Tuesday they were prepared to act and kept detainees safe, but the facility never fell under a mandatory evacuation order.
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New Santa Ana Winds Blow into Eaton Fire Burn Area as Containment Grows
Firefighters Prepare for More Strong Winds in Pacific Palisades
Containment Grows Around Eaton Fire as More Santa Ana Winds Forecast
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The 20,000-acre wildfire that leveled much of Pacific Palisades and left at least two dead, including one body that was removed from the rubble of a home along Pacific Coast Highway, was 8% contained Friday. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said during a late-afternoon briefing Thursday that two people had died in the fire, although no details were provided. Earlier Thursday, however, representatives of the county Medical Examiner’s Office removed human remains from the ruins of a home in the vicinity of Duke’s restaurant in Malibu. Officials from the sheriff’s department told reporters at the scene that deputies received
The deadly Eaton Fire that has destroyed thousands of structures in Altadena and Pasadena was 3% contained Friday, with crews hoping to take advantage of slightly diminished winds before more power gusts that are anticipated to return over the weekend and next week. Gusty conditions persisted in the mountains Thursday, hampering aerial firefighting efforts as flames crawled through treetops and thick vegetation toward the peak of Mount Wilson, threatening the observatory and a series of broadcast towers critical for local television and radio outlets. Sheriff’s officials had called for immediate evacuations of any people on the mountain, and authorities said
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Erroneous Emergency Alert Rattles Nerves in Fire-Weary Southland
As the reality of the destruction wrought by the Southland firestorm continued coming to light Thursday, fire crews hoped to take advantage of slightly diminished winds to establish containment lines around the various blazes before more Santa Ana winds return to the region.
Add ocean waters to the list of potential perils growing out of the wildfires devastating the Los Angeles area. The L.A. County Department of Public Health on Thursday issued an Ocean Water Advisory, warning Southland beach users to avoid all water contact due to runoff from firefighting efforts.
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