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Los Angeles County firefighters are battling an out-of-control brush fire near Pyramid Lake that ignited when a big rig erupted in flames along the 5 Freeway on Friday afternoon. The Emigrant Fire, which is named after a boating facility at Pyramid Lake, erupted near the interstate at Vista del Lago Road just after 1:30 p.m. [...]

FDA advisory panel rejects plan to offer Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots to most Americans

Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes represented a heavy blow to [...]

L.A. County announces modified quarantine option for unvaccinated students

Los Angeles County public health officials announced Thursday that they're offering school districts the option to allow unvaccinated students who have come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case to continue attending in-person classes under strict guidelines. The modified quarantine option for K-12 students will only be offered under certain conditions, county public health Director [...]

Newsom signs housing bills that could reduce single-family zoning in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three housing-related bills into law Thursday that are likely to make multi-family housing projects easier to build and open up many single-family zones to development. "The housing affordability crisis is undermining the California Dream for families across the state, and threatens our long-term growth and prosperity,” Newsom said in a statement [...]

8-year-old girl dragged 300 feet by vehicle after trying to stop her mom from driving drunk: Placentia police

A woman was arrested after she allegedly dragged her 8-year-old daughter and a bystander with a vehicle in Placentia after the child tried to stop her mother from driving under the influence late Thursday night, according to police. The incident began when the mother, identified as 44-year-old Erin Garcia, decided to leave her mother's home [...]

Rapper T.I. and wife Tiny won’t face criminal charges over 2005 sex assault allegation: L.A. County DA

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has declined to file charges against rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris in a case based on allegations brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by the couple in 2005. After reviewing an LAPD investigation into the allegations, prosecutors determined [...]

General Sherman — the world's largest tree — wrapped in aluminum as wildfire burns in Sequoia National Park

Firefighters wrapped the base of the world's largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, some other sequoias, the Giant Forest Museum and other buildings [...]

Pentagon calls Kabul drone strike an error, saying innocent civilians and not extremists were killed

The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. “The strike was a tragic mistake," Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, [...]

Multiple mountain lion sightings prompt temporary closure of Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in O.C.

Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park was temporarily closed Thursday until further notice due to multiple mountain lion sightings, officials announced. The park was closed "out of an abundance of caution" after repeated sightings of multiple mountain lions by visitors and staff raised public safety concerns, Orange County Parks authorities said in an alert. The park, along [...]

Woman found with fatal stab wounds at senior living facility in Baldwin Hills; suspect in custody

A suspect is in custody Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 69-year-old woman at a senior living facility in Baldwin Hills a day earlier. Authorities were called to the Buckingham Senior Apartments in the 4000 block of Buckingham Road just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday after a woman was found with multiple stab wounds, Los [...]

Amtrak halts train service south of Irvine through Sunday amid 'slight movement' in tracks

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will not operate south of Irvine through Sunday as crews work to shore up unstable ground along cliffside railroad tracks. Then beginning Monday, no Pacific Surfliner trains will operate between the Irvine and Oceanside stations. Through Oct. 3, Amtrak travelers will have to take bus connections between the two stations, and then [...]

Los Angeles County sees spike in two canine illnesses

A pair of diseases for dogs have pet owners and public health officials worried in Los Angeles County. Dr. Karen Ehnert, director of Veterinary Public Health for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, noted that the recent rise of cases of canine influenza and leptospirosis "is not normal." "I have been with county for [...]

Procession to honor Riverside County Marine killed in Kabul airport attack

A procession through the Inland Empire will be held Friday to honor Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, of Norco, who was among 13 U.S. service members killed when a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted an Afghanistan airport. The procession is scheduled to begin after 2 p.m. at Ontario International Airport and end at a mortuary in [...]

Woman dies after car plunges off parking structure in Orange

A woman has died after her car flew off the fourth floor of a parking structure for a medical facility in the city of Orange on Friday morning, police said. Around 9:20 a.m., first responders were called out to the area of La Veta Avenue and Pepper Street, where they found a crashed Toyota sedan [...]

U.N. report shows steeper emissions cuts needed to avoid 'catastrophic' climate path

A new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the United Nations said Friday. The U.N. report, reviewing all the national commitments submitted by signatories of the Paris climate accord until July 30, found that [...]