LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley today — citing what the mayor called failures in leadership ahead of the January windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades Fire, as well as what Bass said was Crowley’s refusal to prepare an after-action report on the firefight.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – A Culver City man pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to
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Musicians for CA Wildfire Relief, a benefit concert in support of those impacted by last month’s wildfires in Los Angeles County, is scheduled to be held Tuesday at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa. The concert begins at 5 p.m., and will include performances by The Barry Baughn Blues Band, Lisa Lynn and
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It’s a day News Channel 3 anchor Karen Devine said she won’t soon forget. Karen traveled to Altadena to meet up with a friend who lost her home in the Eaton Fire. A friend who made a last-minute decision that saved her life. “I’ll be safer if I stay, I’ll be safer if I stay,
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SYLMAR, Calif. (CNS) – Southern California Edison officials conceded in a regulatory filing today that it’s equipment may be associated with the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned nearly 800 acres in the Sylmar area during the height of the January Southland firestorm. The Hurst Fire, which erupted Jan. 7 and was fully contained
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Is your home prepared for an emergency? News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson is looking out for you and met with Cathedral City Fire Chief Michael Contreras. He shared what you need to do to protect your family. Outside “First of all, we look at vegetation. Is the vegetation neatly kept?” Contreras said. “If this bush
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CAL FIRE personnel are using artificial intelligence to detect wildfires. The technology has been developed using the University of California, San Diego’s Alert California wildfire cameras. It has been deployed across all 21 CAL FIRE dispatch centers across the state, including here in Southern California. Here’s how it works: Artificial intelligence, which has been trained
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Right now, some serious arson offenses can be charged as misdemeanors allowing offenders to avoid serious consequences. In light of the LA wildfires, local State Assemblymember Greg Wallis (R) wants to ensure that all arson offenses are treated as felonies. Wallis has just introduced a bill that aims to reclassify all arson offenses as felonies,
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As Los Angeles recovers from the devastating January fires, a city official today encouraged visitors to come to the city, saying tourism can be a “lifeline” for local businesses and workers. Adam Burke, board president and CEO of the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention, noted more than 540,000 residents work in the tourism industry, and
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PASADENA, Calif. (CNS) – Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, today honored Altadena resident Edgar McGregor with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his “quiet but dogged heroism” during the night the Eaton Fire erupted. McGregor, a climate scientist, saw flames just blocks away from his home on Jan. 7. While evacuating his family, he also
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1/31/25 – Palisades fire, Eaton fire, Hughes fire, Border 2 fire are 100% contained. 1/28/25 8:25 a.m. – The Border 2 Fire is now 74% contained 8:00 a.m. – California fire victims could recover damages from oil companies under proposed law. It would create a new pathway for victims of wildfires and insurance companies to
Continue Reading A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal authorities announced today. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to enter a plea on a date to be determined to a federal misdemeanor
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By Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 1/28/25 (LAPost.com) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative Tuesday to support rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the Southern California Wildfires. Leadership of the Los Angeles Dodgers — comprising team Chairman Mark Walter, the Mark Walter Family Foundation, and the L.A. Dodgers Foundation —
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This month, we’re honoring our local heroes—our firefighters—who risk everything in times of crisis. As L.A. County begins to recover from one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, firefighters from across the nation have rallied together to assist, including several of our own from the valley. The Cathedral City Fire Department deployed
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Thousands of structures, including homes, have been destroyed by fires in Los Angeles. Below are ways for locals to help those impacted. Local Donation Drives Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church at 47-321 Highway 74 is collection and distribution center If you know of any donation drives or other ways locals can help, send information to
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Firefighters are staying ready. As dry, gusty weather continues to prompt Red Flag Warnings across Southern California, Noble Creek Park in Beaumont is the staging ground for hundreds of firefighters who are ready to attack any new wildfires in the area. The park has been home to personnel fighting fires in the past, like the
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Update 7:10 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, we were able to raise $125,072! Original Report: KESQ and all Gulf California Broadcast Company stations are joining forces with FIND Food Bank to launch “Coachella Valley Cares,” a critical fundraising and food drive initiative to provide disaster relief for victims of the recent
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California’s lieutenant governor swung by a local event in Palm Springs earlier today. Eleni Kounalakis spoke to News Channel 3 on the damages she saw firsthand of the LA fires and what is currently being done to help the victims. “The reality is, I’m in southern California because I was here to tour the devastation
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Firefighters continue to battle a string of historically destructive wildfires burning in Los Angeles County. Some people have been allowed to return to the evacuation zones this week to find nothing left. Several evacuees have taken refuge in the Coachella Valley, and now people at home are looking for ways to help. News Channel Three
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