1/23/25 12:00 p.m. – Containment on the Hughes Fire grew to 24%. Some evacuation orders were reduced to warnings, while some warnings were lifted in most other areas, including in the bulk of the Castaic community itself. 6:00 a.m. – The Hughes Fire, has put more than 50,000 people under evacuation orders and warnings in
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With conditions improving on the fire lines and containment growing, evacuation orders and warnings were dramatically scaled back today around the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake. While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were lifted
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Damages and emergency response costs related to the early days of the multiple wildfires that burned in Los Angeles are anticipated to reach $385M with that figure expected to grow, according to a preliminary report issued today. During a discussion with City Council members, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said numerous facilities and public infrastructure
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Final respects will be paid tomorrow to a 40-year-old Riverside County sheriff’s deputy killed in a collision involving his patrol motorcycle on the Riverside (91) Freeway. Deputy Timothy Corlew was fatally injured on the morning of Jan. 8 along the westbound 91 at La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. Corlew’s family, friends and colleagues, along
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An at-risk 94-year-old Altadena man reported missing after being in contact with friends and family was found dead in a fire zone, authorities announced today. Edwin Cridlind, last seen on Jan. 7 in the 200 block of Wapello Street, had contacted friends and family around 7:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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U.S. Forest Service investigators today were seeking the public’s help identifying two men who broke into a locked fire engine and stole equipment from a crew standing by for deployments during the Santa Ana wind events across the Inland Empire. The theft occurred in the predawn hours Friday in the 9500 block of Milliken
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Criminal charges were announced today against dozens of defendants who allegedly committed a host of violent crimes throughout San Diego County at the behest of the Mexican Mafia. Prosecutors allege the charged offenses — which include murder, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion and weapons trafficking — were committed by local gang members acting on the
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution today offering eviction protection for renters who open their homes to people or pets displaced by this month’s wildfires, and promoting increased short-term rental availability. Tuesday’s resolution protects tenants in unincorporated areas of the county against eviction when hosting unauthorized occupants or pets displaced
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A man suspected of intentionally setting a brush fire in Griffith Park was arrested today after flames briefly threatened nearby homes. Authorities responded to the 2700 block of Glendower Avenue to reports of a small brush fire burning near several residences around 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Firefighters quickly extinguished
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Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order today to expedite debris removal and prevent debris flows in wildfire-affected areas ahead of expected rainfall. The firestorms have left debris and burn scars across Los Angeles’ landscape, posing a safety concern in light of rainfall that forecasts show is on the way. As burn scars do not
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By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story California (KABC) — Two people from Oregon were arrested for reportedly impersonating firefighters and using an illegitimate fire truck in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. According to LASD, Los Angeles Police officers patrolling the area on Saturday
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today appointed longtime civic official, businessman and developer Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that wiped out the majority of Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas. “Steve Soboroff’s name is attached to hope,” Bass said in naming him the city’s chief recovery officer.
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy pleaded guilty today to a federal civil rights charge for assaulting a transgender man who was exercising his First Amendment rights by “flipping off” the lawman. Joseph Benza III, 36, of Corona, who was assigned to the Norwalk Station at the time of the February 2023 incident, was
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The deadly Palisades Fire was 22% contained today as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze. As of Thursday morning, the fire that erupted Jan. 7 had scorched 23,713 acres, according
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By Hanna Park and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution, Monterey County Health Officials are advising residents to stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed,
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An anti-price-gouging hotline set up by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation is active today. The number was established to report suspected instances of price gouging following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration of a state of emergency on Jan. 7 due to wildfires in Los Angeles, according to a statement from the DA’s
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Two more people were behind bars today for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions as crews continued efforts to contain two major blazes that have killed over two dozen people and destroyed thousands of structures. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers responded at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order today aimed at cracking down on land speculators who make “aggressive and unsolicited cash offers” to purchase properties affected by the Southland wildfires. “I have heard first-hand from community members and victims who have received unsolicited and predatory offers from speculators offering cash far below market value —
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The district attorneys for Los Angeles and Orange counties are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to convene a special legislative session to enact urgency legislation that would allow state prison sentences for looting during a local emergency. The proposed legislation was submitted Monday to the state Legislative Council by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman
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A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running over an officer’s foot while trying to access fire evacuation areas in Santa Monica without authorization, police said today. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of Ocean and California avenues around 6:45 a.m. Monday to reports of a hit-and-run incident involving
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