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California fire scorches through land the size of Los Angeles as blazes burn across US West
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.
Premiums for Covered California Health Insurance Set to Rise 8% in 2025
Premiums for health insurance sold through the state’s marketplace will increase by nearly 8% in 2025, Covered California officials announced this week. That’s a smaller increase than this year’s 10% hike, which was the biggest jump in Covered California insurance costs since 2018. Covered California Executive Director...
COMMITMENT ANALYSIS: Semi Taulanga is an ideal DT prospect for Utah
Utah has landed the commitment of 2025 defensive lineman Semi Taulanga, from Mater Dei High School in California. He is an ideal developmental prospect in the Utah defensive system. While he is slightly undersized at 5 foot 11 inches and 280 pounds, he makes up for it with on-the-field production and knowledge. He becomes the 16th commitment in the 2025 class and the fourth defensive tackle in this class.
Agricultural Leaders Defend Pesticide Practices Amid Calls for Exact Location Notifications
Several farmworkers and environmental activists gathered at the Shafter Youth Center on Tuesday to demand the exact location of planned pesticide applications. The public hearing, hosted by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, was intended to address proposed modifications to the first-of-its-kind pesticide application notification system — SprayDays. The...
Elderly man attacked while eating lunch by homeless man in Whittier
An elderly man was punched in the face by a homeless man in Whittier on Thursday afternoon in a seemingly unprovoked attack. The man was punched in the face as he was enjoying his lunch on the patio of Mimo's Café. "Without a warning, he just got up and...
Vitalant reports ’emergency’ shortage of Type O blood donations in California
(FOX40.COM) — A nonprofit is calling on all blood donors to give following a low donor turnout this summer. Vitalant, a nonprofit blood services provider, said it’s facing an “emergency shortage” of type O blood and the supply of it has dropped to an 18-month low. Type O is considered to be critical for patients […]
We’re a ‘feisty’ news outlet that intends to stay and fight
The Los Angeles Times this week published a multipart series on the alarming loss of local journalism across the state — a trend that should worry anyone who cares about the influence of power and the health of local democracy. The series included an analysis of the rise of...
Fast-Rising Omar Trinidad KOs Slavinskyi at the Commerce Casino
East L.A.’s Omar Trinidad knocked out Ukraine’s Viktor Slavinskyi to retain the WBC Continental America’s featherweight title on Friday in a strategic but entertaining contest. Fighting in front of frenzied crowd of supporters Trinidad (16-0-1, 13 KOs) defeated southpaw Slavinskyi (15-3-1, 7 KOs) with a measured and...
Four-star defensive end Xavier Griffin commits to USC
Coach Lincoln Riley and USC landed the program's highest-rated commitment in the 2026 class Saturday evening with a pledge from four-star defensive end Xavier Griffin, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound pass rusher who is the No. 21 prospect in the ESPN Junior 300.
Predicting a wildfire's next move? USC researchers using AI to forecast fire's likely path
Researchers at the University of Southern California are developing a way to accurately forecast how a fire will spread using artificial intelligence.The model combines AI with real-time satellite data."There are models that are based on physics that you can use to forecast the progression of a wildfire, where a wildfire is going to go," said Assad Oberai, the study's co-author. The model is not too different from forecasting the weather, he added.The model then feeds that information into a computer algorithm to forecast a fire's likely path, intensity and growth rate."As we look at any technology to help us do...
Top WPIAL Recruit Earns Offer from West Coast Powerhouse
Matt Sieg is one of the top recruits in the WPIAL, regardless of class, and he’s continuing to rack up major offers. Sieg — a 6-foot, 170-pound four-star athlete from Fort Cherry in McDonald, Pa. — holds offers from Akron, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, WVU and Wisconsin, and he’s playing quarterback and defensive back at the high school level. It appears likely that Sieg will be recruited primarily as a safety, but wherever he ends up on the field, he’ll be one of the highest-recruited WPIAL players in the class of 2026.
Man Wounded in Shooting in Downtown Los Angeles
A 29-year-old man was shot in the stomach in downtown Los Angeles and police Saturday are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division responded to a shots fired call around 11 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Seventh Street and Stanford Avenue. When they arrived, officers learned an unknown assailant had approached the victim and shot him, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service.
Man missing for more than 3 weeks still not located; LASD seeking public’s help
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is turning to the public for help in locating a man who has not been seen since the beginning of July. An LASD missing person bulletin states that 58-year-old Hugo Magana-Anguinao was last seen in the 10000 block of Walnut Street in the city of Bellflower at 6 p.m. […]
Woman bitten by K-9 files lawsuit against LA County Sheriff's Department
A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after she says her hand was permanently disfigured when she was bitten by a K-9.Ramirez did not speak but she showed reporters her scars at a press conference outside the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. Friday.The incident happened on Feb. 22, 2023, at Ramirez's home near Central and 59th Street. Ramirez saw the dog wandering around her property and when she opened her door she was bitten."Ms. Ramirez is an innocent mother. She was attacked by an unleashed sheriff's dog trained to bite anyone it encountered,"...
Southern California Congresswoman’s district office vandalized again
A local Congresswoman had her district office vandalized for the second time this year. According to a release issued by Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45), an unknown vandal threw a rock into her office window in the city of Cypress on Friday morning. The vandalism comes months after Steel’s office was targeted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. “Violence […]
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