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Public health officials maintain the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection remains low. They are searching for the source.
A person was found dead Thursday when firefighters were called to put out a tree fire behind an apartment building in South Los Angeles.
The department said 28 people from the LASD are in France to be a resource for American citizens and athletes visiting and competing in the Games, and help sheriff’s deputies prepare for hosting the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Mountain fire broke out Wednesday morning. By Thursday afternoon, the blaze had burned more than 20,000 acres.
The Mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed 134 structures in Ventura County. It was about 26% contained as of Sunday morning.
Two people died in two unrelated collisions involving school buses in Lakewood and Lancaster on Friday morning, authorities said.
A fast-moving fire in Ventura County has burned more than 10,000 acres and charred numerous homes in foothill communities around Camarillo.
Food
The Mountain Fire burned about a quarter of Ventura county’s avocado harvest. The county is the number one producer of the fruit in the state.
Residents in the foothills above Camarillo are grappling with scenes of staggering destruction after the Mountain fire flattened scores of homes.