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Suspect in California fire pleads not guilty
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. LOS ANGELES -- A federal arson trial began Monday for the man accused of sparking last year's deadly wildfire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor's race.
N.Y. Post launches West Coast spin-off
LOS ANGELES -- Aiming to shake up the Golden State's media landscape, the California Post launched on Monday with a new tabloid newspaper and news site that brings a brash, cheeky and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple to the West Coast.
Rob Reiner’s son jailed in parents’ stabbing deaths
LOS ANGELES -- The 32-year-old son of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murder and held without bail Monday in the stabbing deaths of his parents in their Los Angeles home, authorities said. The case will be given to prosecutors Tuesday as they consider formal charges against Nick Reiner, who was taken into custody hours after Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead.
Trump withdraws Guard plan
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco to quell crime after speaking to the mayor and several prominent business leaders who said they're working hard to clean up the city. Trump had been threatening to send the National Guard to San Francisco, a move Mayor Daniel Lurie and Gov. Gavin Newsom said was unnecessary because crime is on the decline.
Storm pummels Southern California
LOS ANGELES -- A rare October storm pummeled Southern California with several inches of rain on Tuesday, swelling rivers, causing freeway accidents and prompting evacuations in wildfire-scarred neighborhoods where the threat of mudslides was high. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings in several counties where recent fires left hillsides without vegetation to hold soil in place, making it easier for the terrain to loosen during storms.
Suspect in California fire to remain in jail
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal judge in Florida ordered the man charged in a deadly California fire to remain jailed Thursday after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state. In ordering Jonathan Rinderknecht to be kept in detention, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathan Hill said he had concerns about the suspect's mental health and his ability to get to California for future court hearings.
Border Patrol agents raid LA Home Depot lot
LOS ANGELES -- U.S. Border Patrol agents jumped out of the back of a rented box truck and made arrests Wednesday at a Los Angeles Home Depot store during an immigration raid that an agency official called "Operation Trojan Horse." The early morning raid near downtown Los Angeles came just days after a federal appeals court upheld a federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.
2 firefighters killed by sniper in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho -- Two firefighters were killed Sunday when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community, as crews endured a barrage of gunfire over several hours that the governor called a "heinous" assault. No arrests were announced. The Kootenai County sheriff's office said crews responded to a fire at Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d'Alene around 1:30 p.m., and gunshots were reported about a half-hour later.
LA-area mayors call for end to raids
LOS ANGELES -- Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S. They also called on President Donald Trump to pull back from using troops alongside immigration agents during the raids.
LA mayor declares curfew, cites vandalism and looting
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Karen Bass issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday "to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting." She said in a news conference that she had declared a local emergency and that the curfew will run from 8 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday. "We reached a tipping point" after 23 businesses were looted, Bass said. The curfew will be in place in a 1-square-mile section of downtown that includes the area where protests have occurred since Friday.
Rain moves away from California | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
LOS ANGELES -- Rain mostly moved out of Southern California on Monday after the first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters while causing ash and mud to flow across streets, but no significant problems were reported in areas scorched by wildfires.
More firefighters arrive in LA area
LOS ANGELES -- Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived in the Los Angeles area Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far on two infernos that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people. Planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals while crews and fire engines were being placed near particularly vulnerable spots.
Thousands told to evacuate as fires sweep LA, killing 5
Brothers get review after new evidence | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city's district attorney said Thursday.
California wildfire prompts evacuation
Firefighters battling a California wildfire that has burned through more than 5 square miles of the high Sierra made significant progress slowing its growth on Wednesday, but hundreds of residents whose homes are threatened remained under evacuation orders. The battle against a wildfire also got a boost in South Dakota thanks to cooler weather and lighter winds. Residents of the state's second-largest city have been on edge, ready to flee if flames from a nearby blaze moved dangerously close.
Wildfire risk rises in Western states
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape while setting temperature records and putting lives at risk. Forecasters, meanwhile, said Thursday that some relief was due by the weekend.
4 heat-related deaths suspected in Oregon as parts of US bake
Advertisement Advertisement Today at 3:17 a.m. by CLAIRE RUSH, TY O’NEIL and CHRISTOPHER WEBER The Associated Press A person uses a blanket to block the sun while waiting to take a photo at the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign Monday, July 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and the South.
Motorcyclist dies in Death Valley heat
Advertisement Advertisement More extreme highs forecast as weather service warning affects 36 million Today at 4:00 a.m. by CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MARGERY A. BECK The Associated Press A woman takes a photo of a thermostat reading 126 degrees Fahrenheit and 52 degrees Celsius at the Furnace Creak Visitors Center in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Sunday, July 7, 2024. Forecasters say a heat wave could break previous records across the U.S. including at Death Valley.
Labor violations cost Amazon $5.9M
Advertisement Advertisement Today at 1:50 a.m. by CHRISTOPHER WEBER The Associated Press FILE - People leave the entrance to the Amazon San Bernardino Fulfillment Center, October 29, 2013 in San Bernardino, Calif. California has hit Amazon with two separate fines totaling $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant violated a law designed to protect warehouse employees from requirements that they work so quickly that it risks their safety, officials said Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
Civil rights era leader dies at 95
LOS ANGELES -- The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor. Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev.
Women’s prison closing over sex abuse of inmates
LOS ANGELES -- The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday that it will close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.
Trump adviser nearer to losing his law license
Advertisement Advertisement Judge’s decision on Eastman goes to California high court Today at 5:07 a.m. by STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER The Associated Press FILE - Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, talks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023.
CEO said drunk in fatal car crash
Advertisement Advertisement Today at 3:44 a.m. by CHRISTOPHER WEBER The Associated Press This undated photo provided by Foremost Group shows a portrait of Angela Chao, CEO and chair of her family's shipping business, the Foremost Group, and president of her father's philanthropic organization, the Foremost Foundations. Chao, a sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was killed in car accident in Texas, Feb. 11, 2024. The family confirmed Chao's death in a statement.
Blizzard forces closure of roads
TRUCKEE, Calif. -- A major highway was closed and ski resorts were shut down Sunday as the effects of a powerful blizzard continued to cause problems across the Sierra Nevada, and forecasters warned that more heavy snow was on the way for Northern California. Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were made impassable by blowing snow piling up in lanes, with no estimate for reopening, the California Highway Patrol said.
LA gets record rainfall; 1 million left in the dark
Second storm drenches California
LOS ANGELES -- The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California on Sunday, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides as it slowly heads south over the coming days. The storm knocked down trees and power lines in the San Francisco Bay Area, where winds topped 60 mph in some areas. Gusts exceeding 80 mph were recorded in the mountains.
Second atmospheric river in days blows into California, knocking out power and flooding roads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California on Sunday, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides as it heads south over the coming days. The storm system knocked down trees and power lines in the San Francisco Bay Area, where winds topped 60 mph in some areas.
Progress made on Dixie Fire but hot weather remains a concern
California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Thick smoke cleared for several hours along one edge of the Dixie Fire on Monday, allowing aircraft to join nearly 6,000 firefighters in the attack.
Progress made on Dixie Fire but hot weather remains a concern
California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Thick smoke cleared for several hours along one edge of the Dixie Fire on Monday, allowing aircraft to join nearly 6,000 firefighters in the attack.
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