A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal authorities announced today. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to enter a plea on a date to be determined to a federal misdemeanor
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By Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 1/28/25 (LAPost.com) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative Tuesday to support rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the Southern California Wildfires. Leadership of the Los Angeles Dodgers — comprising team Chairman Mark Walter, the Mark Walter Family Foundation, and the L.A. Dodgers Foundation —
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This month, we’re honoring our local heroes—our firefighters—who risk everything in times of crisis. As L.A. County begins to recover from one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, firefighters from across the nation have rallied together to assist, including several of our own from the valley. The Cathedral City Fire Department deployed
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Thousands of structures, including homes, have been destroyed by fires in Los Angeles. Below are ways for locals to help those impacted. Local Donation Drives Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church at 47-321 Highway 74 is collection and distribution center If you know of any donation drives or other ways locals can help, send information to
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Firefighters are staying ready. As dry, gusty weather continues to prompt Red Flag Warnings across Southern California, Noble Creek Park in Beaumont is the staging ground for hundreds of firefighters who are ready to attack any new wildfires in the area. The park has been home to personnel fighting fires in the past, like the
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Update 7:10 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of the local community, we were able to raise $125,072! Original Report: KESQ and all Gulf California Broadcast Company stations are joining forces with FIND Food Bank to launch “Coachella Valley Cares,” a critical fundraising and food drive initiative to provide disaster relief for victims of the recent
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California’s lieutenant governor swung by a local event in Palm Springs earlier today. Eleni Kounalakis spoke to News Channel 3 on the damages she saw firsthand of the LA fires and what is currently being done to help the victims. “The reality is, I’m in southern California because I was here to tour the devastation
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Firefighters continue to battle a string of historically destructive wildfires burning in Los Angeles County. Some people have been allowed to return to the evacuation zones this week to find nothing left. Several evacuees have taken refuge in the Coachella Valley, and now people at home are looking for ways to help. News Channel Three
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today appointed longtime civic official, businessman and developer Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that wiped out the majority of Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas. “Steve Soboroff’s name is attached to hope,” Bass said in naming him the city’s chief recovery officer.
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Morales and Galindo Marketing Group, Hispanic American Chamber, along with other organizations are holding a donation drop-off at COD this Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drop-off location is at College of the Desert-Palm Desert Campus, South Annex, GSD Pride Center, 43-500 Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA. Water, masks, blankets, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
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Two more people were behind bars today for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions as crews continued efforts to contain two major blazes that have killed over two dozen people and destroyed thousands of structures. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers responded at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to
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A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running over an officer’s foot while trying to access fire evacuation areas in Santa Monica without authorization, police said today. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of Ocean and California avenues around 6:45 a.m. Monday to reports of a hit-and-run incident involving
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Multiple lawsuits have reportedly been filed against Southern California Edison alleging that the company’s equipment started the deadly Eaton Fire. Richard Bridgford of Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian issued a statement after filing a complaint for one of its clients Monday with the Los Angeles Superior Court: “Based upon our investigation, our discussions with various consultants,
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — Changes to the way the insurance industry is regulated in California may mean all of the state’s residents will be paying for at least a part of the cost of rebuilding from the destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County. One look at
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Palacios Click here for updates on this story PACIFIC PALISADES, Los Angeles (KABC) — Schools in Los Angeles and Santa Monica are slowly reopening but Palisades Charter High School is far from welcoming back students. The school is urgently looking to secure a temporary campus for its students and staff after the entire
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By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) — A Pasadena firefighter who worked tirelessly on the front lines to contain the devastating Eaton Fire and save his community suffered a personal loss during that same fire. Chien Yu, who works as a fire engineer, began battling the Eaton Fire
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor, CBS13 Photojournalist Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR/KMAX) — A Cal Fire facility in Davis is playing a crucial role in the response to the devastating Southern California wildfires. Hundreds of mutual-aid fire engines are stopping there first before making their way down to the Los Angeles area.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Martin Johnson and his fiancé, Celeigh Chapman, had spent several years restoring and renovating their home in Altadena by hand. It took only hours to lose the home and everything in it last week. “We didn’t have a kitchen for a year and a half. We had
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The generosity of Coachella Valley residents is being felt all the way in Los Angeles. On Saturday, two local businesses, G.E.M. Billing Solutions and Mi Cultura Peruvian Colombian Cuisine, hosted a donation drive for people displaced by the LA wildfires. The organizers, two friends – Jordan Machado and Jori Moreno, felt compelled to organize the
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms will lead an investigation into the cause of multiple wildfires raging across southern California, according to the Los Angeles Times. Among them, the most destructive in L.A. County history, the Palisades Fire. News Channel 3 spoke to several Palisades homeowners who said they witnessed the onset of the
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