Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a $17 million lawsuit against United States Gypsum Co., alleging the company failed to maintain underground gypsum mines beneath State Route 2, resulting in dangerous sinkholes and costly repairs.
Freddie Escobar, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles County (UFLAC), criticized Los Angeles leaders for neglecting the city’s fire department, contributing to challenges in combating massive wildfires like the Palisades Fire. The fire has burned 24,000 acres, with another 14,000 acres scorched by the Eaton Fire, exposing severe resource and staffing shortages within the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
Southern California is bracing for two days of intense windstorms that officials fear could reignite dormant fires or spark new ones, posing a significant threat to the region.
As devastating wildfires rage across California, some Valley grocery stores have begun limiting the purchase of essential household items like toilet paper, paper towels, and laundry detergent to prevent panic buying.
President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the State Department on Monday, reflecting on his foreign policy achievements as his presidency enters its final week.
"5,000 years of recorded history have proven that mankind has always believed in God in spite of many abortive attempts to exile God," stated Franklin Roosevelt, February 10, 1940.
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A California man discovered a family treasure amid the ashes of his burned home following devastating wildfires near Los Angeles. Joshua Kotler and his family escaped the flames with their lives, but their Altadena home was destroyed. Remarkably, they recovered only one item from the rubble: a menorah passed down from Kotler’s grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.
Pete Villani, a Los Angeles cinematographer, is being celebrated as a hero after his quick and courageous actions saved eight homes in the Altadena neighborhood from the destructive Eaton fire.
Unauthorized drones caused firefighting aircraft to be grounded over the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles, significantly hampering efforts to contain California's most destructive wildfire, which has already scorched over 21,000 acres and claimed at least 11 lives.
Actor Milo Ventimiglia and his wife, model Jarah Mariano, who is expecting their first child, have tragically lost their Malibu home in the devastating wildfires currently ravaging Los Angeles.
