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The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is forecasting that the worst of the winds is over. However, several additional rounds of moderate Santa Ana winds will occur through the middle of next week, with continued significant challenges on existing fires and potential for new fires. Extreme fuel dryness is also present over the region. Wind forecast animationAs the ongoing fires continue to impact the Los Angeles area, Spire Global’s Weather Risk Communications Forecasters team has analyzed key weather data and put together high-resolution forecast images highlighting critical factors such as wind gusts (see below) and soil conditions  — conditions that are…

Academy Award winner Mel Gibson was recording with podcaster Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas when he learned that his Malibu home was likely burning to the ground.“I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire,” the polarizing filmmaker told NewsNation on Thursday.When Gibson returned home, he found his place “looked like Dresden.“LATEST ON PALISADES FIRE: Blaze tops 20,000 acres, crews achieve 8% containment as weather improvesThe Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church burns during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)Despite the tragedy, the…

Defense has kept UCLA football competitive in games for the last two seasons, getting the ball back in the hands of the offense against both Pac-12 and Big Ten Conference opponents.Ikaika Malloe will return at defensive coordinator but a new coach will oversee the defensive line. Jethro Franklin will take the helm with 33 years of coaching experience under his belt.“Coach Franklin not only knows what it takes to reach the next level, but perform there,” said Foster. “He has more than 30 years of defensive-line knowledge and an enthusiasm for his craft that I know our players will embrace.”Franklin most…

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from Jan. 2 to Jan. 9. Popeyes, 14777 Bear Valley Road, Hesperia Closed: Jan. 7 Reason: Ceiling leak Reopened: Jan. 7 Related Articles Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Dec. 18-26 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Dec. 12-19 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Dec. 4-12 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Nov. 28-Dec. 5 Local News…

The Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu topped 20,400 acres overnight, but crews have achieved 8% containment of the blaze, authorities said on Friday morning, Jan. 10.More than 3,000 personnel were battling the fire into its fourth day, working with more favorable weather conditions after days of strong winds, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said. Crews were bracing for the possibility of strong winds again, though.“Wind gusts are expected to increase in the daylight hours that will test our containment lines,” Crowley said. “Firefighters will continue to respond to any flare-ups.”Firefighters extinguished spot fires in the Topanga Canyon…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMANWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him.Plaintiffs’ attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., to impose civil contempt sanctions against Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who served as Donald Trump’s attorney. They say Giuliani has continued to falsely accuse Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, of committing election fraud in connection with the 2020 election.Moss…

This is what politicians in LA Mayor Karen Bass’ current predicament say when they are pressed to the wall by horrible realities that they helped to create, they say things like this: “My number one focus and the focus of all of us here is we have to protect lives, save lives and save homes…Rest assured, when that is done, when we are safe, when lives have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn’t work, and to correct or hold accountable any body, department, individual, etc.”I wonder what Bass means by “hold…

By CAROLYN THOMPSONSchools around the country are reviewing what to do if immigration agents come knocking as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after campaigning on a pledge to deport millions of people.In several large cities, school systems are speaking up for the rights of immigrant students to attend school, regardless of whether they are in the country legally, and saying they would not assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. In California, officials this week offered guidance to schools on state law limiting local participation in immigration enforcement.“I know there is a lot of fear and anxiety around the…

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job growth surged and unemployment fell last month, an unexpected show of strength that may prove costly to homebuyers and businesses who were counting sharply lower interest rates that would lower the cost of buying everything from refrigerators to homes.Job growth rose 212,000 last month from November, the Labor Department reported Friday.The U.S. continued to create jobs steadily throughout 2024, 2.2 million in all, yet that growth has slowed as the explosion of hiring that followed the pandemic begins to normalize. The number of jobs created last year was down from…

The Eaton fire that has caused widespread destruction in several foothill communities grew slightly to 13,956 acres charred by Friday morning, Jan. 10, with decreased overnight winds helping crews reach 3% containment as they worked to set a perimeter line on the deadly blaze.Fire officials suspect that more than 7,000 homes, business and other structures in Altadena, Sierra Madre and Pasadena have been damaged or destroyed by the wind-driven flames, based on aerial imagery. Crews have not yet officially confirmed the vast majority of that damage.With the winds that prevented aerial water drops earlier in the week decreasing, crews have…