Travel & Experiences
An effort to add 118,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is coming to a head in Congress. Here’s why you should support it.
World & Nation
Israel and Lebanon agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire aimed at ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that has killed more than 3,000 and risks igniting a wider war.
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California
A massive fire destroyed a Hollywood automotive parts store Saturday afternoon.
Cal Fire says a man has been charged for starting the Flora fire in Sonoma County. The fire agency said the man drove his truck for miles without a front tire, sparking the fire that charred 36 acres in four days before it was fully contained on Sunday.
Running Springs, a mountain town that dealt with a deadly blizzard last year, is now contending with the raging Line fire. But some residents are staying put.
With the wind dying down and the humidity rising, some 3,000 fire personnel were making headway Saturday containing the Mountain fire, which has destroyed more than 130 homes and damaged nearly 90 others in Ventura County.
Satellite imagery showcases the Mountain fire’s fury as homes are reduced to rubble and a vast plume of smoke stretches into the atmosphere.
When Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle evacuated, the flames seemed to be heading away from his home in Las Posas Estates. They eventually burned his house to the ground.