Bay Area firefighters respond to vast wildfire in L.A. County
(BCN) — Bay Area firefighters joined forces with other crews to contain a massive wildfire that started Tuesday morning and has already razed nearly 3,000 acres in Los Angeles County as of Tuesday night. Dubbed the Palisades Fire, the blaze started in the mountains north of the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles around…
Fast-moving Eaton Fire destroys homes near Altadena
ALTADENA, Calif. (KTLA) – A wildfire that ignited Tuesday night in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena is forcing evacuations as a destructive windstorm continues battering Southern California. The Eaton Fire was first reported at around 6:30 p.m. near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive and had grown to over 1,000 acres as of 12:07 a.m. Wednesday. The…
Palisades Fire in Los Angeles scorches 2,921 acres; many homes burned
Tens of thousands of residents in the western Los Angeles area remain under mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday morning after a wind-driven wildfire exploded in size Tuesday and swept through communities in the Pacific Palisades. The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. By evening,…
Evacuations ordered for Sylmar Fire as more fires erupt in Southern California
Two more fires—the Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire — erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures. Sylmar Fire After 10:30 p.m., officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Sylmar Fire – also referred to as the Hurst Fire. Early estimates suggested the fire was 100 acres, though just…
Raeden Bobadilla leads Sunny Hills boys basketball in comeback win over Brea Olinda
FULLERTON — The Sunny Hills boys basketball team erased a 16-point deficit in the second half and got a huge lift from Raeden Bobadilla in the fourth quarter to beat Brea Olinda 59-50 on Tuesday night at Sunny Hills High. Bobadilla, a senior guard, scored 13 of his 19 points in the decisive quarter, including…
Fast moving, wind-driven Hurst fire forces evacuations in Sylmar
A fast moving wind-driven wildfire burned more than 100 acres late Tuesday night in Sylmar, forcing emergency evacuations in some neighborhoods. The Hurst fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Diamond Road, according to Cal Fire. Within 15 minutes the blaze exploded to more than 100 acres, jumped the 210 Freeway and began to…
LA County is facing a swarm of wildfires powered by a rare windstorm. Here is what we know.
There are at least three dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County each having started on Tuesday, Jan 7. The fires are quickly consuming hundreds and thousands of acres across the county with homes, schools and other structures burning down. The fires have been propelled by a dynamic and rare Santa Ana windstorm…
Firefighter suffers ‘serious head injury’ fighting Palisades Fire
Several people, including at least one firefighter, have been injured as the fast-moving, wind-driven Palisades Fire, officials confirmed to KTLA. The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. By evening, the fire had exploded to nearly 3,000 acres and was expected to keep spreading amid…
Acen Jimenez’ buzzer-beater jump shot gets La Habra boys basketball a win over Crean Lutheran
LA HABRA – Of course Acen Jimenez was going to take the shot. “I wanted that,” said Jimenez, La Habra’s junior point guard. “That was my time.” Time was running out. So Jimenez, getting the ball in the back court with only a few seconds remaining, sprinted up court, pulled up to take a 13-foot…
New San Jose policy aims to remove RV encampments
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Long lines of RVs dotting San Jose streets could be gone soon. The City of San Jose has selected 30 locations where it will tell people living in RVs to either move, accept shelter, or be towed away. This program was approved back in November but is only now taking…