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LA Fires Bring &#39;Apocalyptic&#39; Scenes
LA Fires 'Like a Horror Movie'

LA Fires 'Like a Horror Movie'

Scene is 'apocalyptic,' says evacuee as 3 wildfires rage

(Newser) - Worsening conditions Wednesday are expected to fuel three fast-moving wildfires in the Los Angeles area of Southern California, where at least 49,000 residents are under mandatory evacuation orders and thousands more have been told to prepare to flee. The Palisades Fire , ignited Tuesday morning, had grown to nearly 3,...

California Sues ExxonMobil Over Recycling 'Myth'

ExxonMobil has now filed a countersuit, months later

(Newser) - Months after California's blockbuster lawsuit against ExxonMobil over alleged "greenwashing," the oil and gas giant is suing California right back. ExxonMobil accuses the state's attorney general and a number of environmental groups of defamation and seeks unspecified damages and retractions, the AP reports. The lawsuit accuses...

LA Residents Flee Fast-Moving Wildfire

30k people under evacuation orders as fire rips through hillsides

(Newser) - Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a potentially "life-threatening, destructive" windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday, fanning the blaze seen for miles while traffic out of the area was jammed as residents tried to flee. Officials say 30,...

&#39;This Is a Rather Bizarre Forecast&#39;
'This Is a Rather
Bizarre Forecast'

'This Is a Rather Bizarre Forecast'

Southern California could see rain, fog, and dry winds of up to 100mph on Tuesday

(Newser) - Rain kills fire. Wind kills fog. Yet Southern California residents could be in for all of the above before Tuesday is over. "This is a rather bizarre forecast," noted KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo. "I've been doing this a long time and haven't really seen a...

Plane Crashes Into Backyard East of LA

Miraculously, both people on board walked away unscathed

(Newser) - A plane crashed into the backyard of a Los Angeles-area home Monday morning, but miraculously, both people aboard the aircraft survived with no serious injuries. The single-engine Cessna clipped trees and bushes before coming down atop a brick wall, KTLA reports. "Thankfully, there were no injuries to the occupants...

CDC: Louisiana Patient Has First Severe Bird Flu Case in US
First Bird Flu Death
Reported in US
UPDATED

First Bird Flu Death Reported in US

Louisiana patient was hospitalized last month

(Newser) - A patient hospitalized in Louisiana last month with severe illness caused by bird flu has become the first person in the US to die from H5N1. The Louisiana Department of Health reported the death Monday, saying the person "was over the age of 65 and was reported to have...

Uncle of Brothers Attacked by Mountain Lion Speaks Out

Malcolm Brooks suggests there may be a better way to manage the big cat population

(Newser) - The uncle of the northern California brothers who ferociously fought a mountain lion in an attack that ended with one brother's death has come forward in a New York Times piece wondering what could have stopped the tragedy. Malcolm Brooks writes of Taylen and Wyatt Brooks' lifetime of outdoor...

2 Dead, 19 Hurt After Plane Crashes Through California Building's Roof

The 2 who died are believed to have been inside the plane

(Newser) - Two people died and 19 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern California where at least 200 people were working, police said. The people who died were believed to have been on the plane, while those injured were...

It May Have Been the Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Alessandro Slebir believed to have crushed world record in California

(Newser) - At least some members of the surfing community are confident there's a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed, recorded at California's own Mavericks Beach, about 25 miles south of San Francisco. The world-renowned surfing spot saw massive waves on Dec. 23, which "left the...

Cops: Beverly Hills Doc Drugged, Raped Employee

And authorities think Babak Hajhosseini, 42, may have more victims

(Newser) - The founder of Beverly Hills' Wound and Burn Centers of America has been accused of drugging and raping a staff member in his home. Per the Los Angeles Times , 42-year-old Babak Hajhosseini, also a doctor and visiting specialist for Catalina Island Health, was arrested late last month on suspicion of...

'Gone Girl' Kidnapper Charged in Other Home Invasions

California prosecutors say DNA tests tied Matthew Muller to crimes in Mountain View, Palo Alto

(Newser) - Matthew Muller, who pleaded guilty in the 2015 case that became known as the "Gone Girl" kidnapping, has been charged in two other home invasions and assaults in California. Both crimes took place in 2009, ABC News reports. Prosecutors said Muller broke into a woman's home in Mountain...

Buying the Ski Resort Closest to LA Is a Gamble

It could be a cash cow, if Mother Nature plays along

(Newser) - Climate change has thrown a wrench in the operations of many a ski resort, Southern California's Mount Waterman among them. The New York Times reports the modest ski hill managed to open for just a few dozen days during the droughts that hit the state from 2011 to 2017;...

'Adorable, Fluffy' Predator Is Decimating a Habitat's Invaders

Surging population of native sea otters has almost wiped out invasive green crabs in one California ecosystem

(Newser) - The West Coast has been plagued by an invasive crab species for decades—but scientists now say a native resident is helping to remedy the issue, at least in one California ecosystem. That helper is an "adorable, fluffy, and hungry friend," per USA Today —the resident southern...

Theft Suspect With a Lengthy Record Claims to Be Age 12

Cops say she's actually 29-year-old Corenesha Brooks, who was hit with new felony charges

(Newser) - A 29-year-old woman with a long track record of arrest thefts was discovered with more stolen property last week, then claimed to be a 12-year-old girl, according to California police. As a result, Corenesha Brooks of Antioch not only faces felony charges of organized retail theft and conspiracy, but also...

Wild California Storm Kills One, Pulls Another Out to Sea

Man was still missing as of Monday night

(Newser) - A major storm pounded California's central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean , the AP reports. In Watsonville along the Monterey Bay,...

California Has Reversed Population Decline

Census Bureau figures show first growth in years

(Newser) - Californians are still moving away from the state in large numbers, but the state has reversed its population decline, according to the latest US Census Bureau figures. The state, which lost population during the pandemic, gained 232,570 people from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, the Los Angeles ...

San Diego Official Abruptly Resigns for 'Safety' Reasons

Nora Vargas had backed 'sanctuary' initiative

(Newser) - A member of the San Diego County board of supervisors abruptly resigned for safety reasons, after backing efforts to implement "sanctuary" immigration policies in California's second-largest county. The San Diego Union-Tribune and other outlets called the move "shocking." Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas was reelected...

In Bomb Threat on LA's City Hall, a Most Surprising Suspect

LAPD names Brian Williams, city's deputy mayor for public safety, in incident from earlier this year

(Newser) - A bomb threat was made against City Hall in Los Angeles earlier this year, and the LAPD is now releasing some details, including the name of a surprising suspect. "Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety,...

DOJ to Pay $116M to Victims of 'Rape Club'

100-plus current, ex-prisoners say they were abused, mistreated at women's federal prison

(Newser) - The US government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "Rape Club" due to rampant sexual misconduct by the staff, reports the AP...

California DMV Taking Some Heat Over a License Plate

'LOLOCT7' is seen as perceived mockery of Hamas attack; owner's family says it's unrelated

(Newser) - The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an "unacceptable and disturbing" personalized truck license plate that the agency said displayed hate speech related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But as the AP reports, a relative of the vehicle's owner said the whole controversy was...

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