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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation's second-largest city on edge. The fires have burned more than 10,000 homes...
Actor Steve Guttenberg returns to his once-lush LA neighborhood now charred by devastating wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Guttenberg awoke Thursday morning to a grim reality: The treacherous wildfire that tore through the Pacific Palisades had left his once-lush neighborhood charred and unrecognizable. With homes smoldered, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation...
What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area. In hilly, upscale Pacific Palisades, home to Hollywood stars like...
What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 10 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames blazed through homes and businesses as residents fled smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to...
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The fast-moving...
Stars lose homes in Los Angeles area fires and Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1M to relief effort
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhené Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend...
Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pedestrians shuffled by the famed Chateau Marmont hotel, customers queued up at Starbucks on Sunset Boulevard and car horns bleated at gridlocked intersections. But overhead, shadowing the usual bustling Los Angeles scene, a blackish dome of wildfire smoke turned daybreak into...
Photo gallery: Aerial photos show the scope of destruction from the Pacific Palisades wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Street after street, there is little but dark ash and ruin where a wealthy seaside enclave favored by celebrities once stood. Blackened trees stand out amid the rubble, and the occasional mansion remains, suddenly exposed to view from all sides. Photos that an...
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles' most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged...
Celebrities among those who lost homes as devastating Los Angeles fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that are burning in and around Los Angeles have burned the homes of several celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton. California firefighters are battling wind-whipped fires tearing across the area, destroying homes, clogging...
