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Calif. Program to Lease Land Under Freeways Faces Scrutiny After Major Los Angeles Fire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer on lots leased by the …

Fire that Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles that was seriously damaged in an act of arson does not need to be demolished and can be repaired in three to five weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

Fire Closes Major Highway in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) __ A major highway near downtown Los Angeles was closed in both directions Saturday after a fire rampaged through storage lots underneath it. The fire sent towering flames into the night sky early Saturday morning. Daybreak revealed …

Southern California Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday …

Los Angeles Area Still Blanketed by Snow in Rare Heavy Storm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around …

Human Remains Found in Rubble of One of Two Los Angeles Fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remains of a man were found in the rubble of one of two major fires in Los Angeles during the weekend, authorities said Sunday. The remains were found shortly after noon as firefighters continued to cool …

Driver in LA Crash that Killed 5 Charged with Murder

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people and an 8 1/2-month-old fetus was charged Monday with murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of …

UCLA Classes to Resume After Lecturer Arrested Over Threats

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Classes were scheduled to resume Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles after a former lecturer was arrested on suspicion of threatening violence against the school in online videos and an 800-page document sent via …

Firefighters Advance on Blaze that Shut California Highway

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters were making progress on a wildfire that jumped across a Southern California freeway and spread across dry hillsides while a new blaze forced residents of a Northern California community to evacuate. The fire broke out …

Homemade Fireworks Explode, Injuring 17 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cache of homemade fireworks exploded as it was being destroyed by a bomb squad, flipping and damaging cars, smashing windows in homes and injuring 17 people including police officers, authorities said. It could take days …