By DORANY PINEDA and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelli Ferrone wiped blinds and window sills inside her daughters’ elementary school, just a half mile from the devastating Palisades Fire that scorched the coastal enclave in Los Angeles. The cotton swabs and ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday night, a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Extended forecast: Monday, a 50 percent ...
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the bills, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign the package later Thursday. The proposals include $2.5 billion for the state’s emergency disaster response efforts such as evacuations, sheltering survivors and removing household hazardous waste. Lawmakers also approved $4 million for local ...
By ED DAVEY and INGRID LOBET Associated Press Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles next to those left standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world. For many homeowners, like Enrique Balcazar, the ...
By LINDSEY BAHR and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled ...
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of strong winds this week. At least 16 people were missing, and authorities said that number was expected to rise. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday, with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and gusts in the mountains ...
