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Several wildfires, including two estimated at more than 10,000 acres, are burning in California ahead of a hot and dry summer in the fire-prone state. As of Tuesday morning, six fires estimated at 1,000 acres or more were reported by Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency. They included the 15,600 Post Fire, which started Saturday

Next week the largest building in the region for people who are unhoused will be inaugurated. In the center of Skid Row, next to streets full of tents and shelters like the Union Rescue Mission, the Weingart Center was built. With 19 floors and 278 units, it aims to help combat the problem of homelessness

Children and teens have access to free lunch at over 90 LA City Parks during the summer months, the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks announced. Anyone up to 18 years old will be provided with food served on a first come, first served basis during lunch hours Monday through Friday. Persons with disabilities who

Strong winds fanned several brush fires that started over the weekend in Southern California. The map below shows where wildfires are burning in the area. Click on each fire icon for details about the fire. Post Fire: Northern LA and Ventura counties Strong winds fanned flames over the weekend, pushing the fire in northern Los

An inmate who was detained for attempted murder has escaped from a Rancho Cucamonga jail, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department warns. The department said that 29-year-old Deshaun Stamps escaped from the West Valley Detention Center Sunday afternoon during an outside recreation period. The suspect has been in custody since Jan. 30, 2023. Stamps id

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts left during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals after being hit in the left hand by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla. The pitch hit Betts at the top of the hand, near the wrist. Betts fell to the ground and was writhing in extreme

Firefighters responded to a wind-driven brush fire that burned at least 700 acres in Hesperia on Saturday. The fire was reported around 6:50 p.m. off Highway 173, near Silverwood Lake, according to Cal Fire. As a result of the blaze, an evacuation warning was issued for Lake Arrowhead Equestrian Estates. Crews are battling the fire

Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to about 12

The city of Long Beach has opened two free, family-friendly aquatic playgrounds for the summer, it announced earlier this week. Inflatable water parks are now available for use at Alamitos Beach and Bayshore Beach daily through Sept. 4. The play structures boast monkey bars, bouncers and springboards so visitors can have some fun in the

A cat and his owners were reunited Saturday at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus after the animal had been missing since April. Kim Salls and her wife Jill MacDonald, who live in St. Louis, Missouri, were visiting a home they own in Rancho Mirage with their two cats, two English bulldogs and a Brussels griffon

A mountain lion was found dead Saturday on the 101 Freeway near Agoura Hills, close to the sight of the wildlife crossing currently under construction over the freeway. The animal was found in the far right lane of the southbound freeway near Liberty Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said someone

Kate, the Princess of Wales, is expected to attend King Charles III’s birthday parade Saturday, her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced nearly six months ago. According to a statement released by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Kate will be a part of the Trooping The Colour carriage parade on Saturday.

One firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department was killed while battling a vehicle fire in the Littlerock area of the Antelope Valley, a senior official with direct knowledge confirmed with the NBC4 I-Team Friday. The source said the firefighter was trying to put out flames from a large tractor, which may have exploded,

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, saying it violates federal law. The new case is not about the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms,” but rather whether the Trump administration followed federal law in

A man suspected of shooting at a law enforcement helicopter multiple times from the roof of a house in an unincorporated area near Compton Thursday night was shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies. Deputies were called to the area of Rosecrans and Cahita Avenues in West Compton around 7:48 p.m. regarding a man

A judge issued a tentative ruling on Thursday to stop the mass evictions of tenants at the Barrington Plaza apartment complex in West Los Angeles. The ruling comes a day after the anniversary of when the Barrington Plaza Tenants Association originally filed its complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against Barrington Pacific and Douglas Emmett.

The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed when a prop gun wielded by Alec Baldwin discharged on the “Rust” movie set in New Mexico in 2021, have dropped their lawsuit against multiple defendants, including the actor. Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey; father, Anatolii Androsovych; and younger sister, Svetlana Zemko, sued in February 2023

Firefighters in South Los Angeles said they had to physically fight a man off after he attacked a firetruck in a caught-on-camera confrontation. A Station 16 firefighter was on its way to respond to a crash when the man suddenly climbed aboard the fire engine. “We were literally responding to a traffic collision and this

For Tulasi Rodríguez, the LA Metro is the only means she has to get to and from work. The day begins early for her in South Los Angeles. Around 8:30 a.m., Rodríguez heads to the Metro stop at the intersection between 42nd Street and Vermont Avenue. Despite taking the same route daily, she describes a

The NBA lost another legend on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Jerry West died at 86. West’s accolades as both a player and executive made him one of the most influential figures in league history. Not only was he a champion and 14-time All-Star as a player, he won eight titles with