Brush fire burns 15 acres in Hansen Dam area

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• Crews work to contain brush fire at Hansen Dam Crews worked to contain a brush fire slowly spreading at Hansen Dam in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening. The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. in the area off Foothill Boulevard near Hansen Dam, according to Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department. By 7:40 p.m., the fire had spread approximately 8 to 10 acres in the area surrounding the dam. Ground and air crews had started to contain the spread…
• LA County honors Porto’s co-owner at 37th annual Women of the Year awards Beatriz Porto of Porto’s Bakery and Cafe speaks as Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger looks on during the Los Angeles County Commission for Women’s 37th annual Women of the Year awards and scholarship celebration, at the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles Monday, May 9, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, right, honored Beatriz Porto of Porto’s Bakery and Cafe during the Los Angeles County Commission for Women’s 37th annual Women of…
• Photos: LA Giltinis defeated Austin Gilgronis 10-8 Major League Rugby LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis in the second half of a Major League Rugby match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis in the first half of a Major League Rugby match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) LA Giltinis takes on Austin Gilgronis…
• LAFC’s Franco Escobar scores tying goal against Union Kwadwo Opoku #22 of Los Angeles FC reacts with teammate Cristian Arango #9 of Los Angeles FC after scoring against the Philadelphia Union in the Second half of a Major League Soccer match at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Carlos Vela #10 of Los Angeles FC against the Philadelphia Union in the Second half of a Major League Soccer match at Banc of California Stadium in Los…
• Kings rout Oilers in Game 4, even first round series Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates the puck against Alex Iafallo #19 of the Los Angeles Kings in the second period of Game Four of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Warren Foegele #37 of the Edmonton Oilers skates the puck against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period of Game Four of the First Round of the…
• US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower U.S. officials announced what they called extraordinary steps on Tuesday to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the Utah-Arizona line to prevent it from shrinking more amid prolonged drought and climate change. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to hold back about 480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell to maintain Glen Canyon Dam's ability to produce hydropower for millions of homes and businesses in the region. That's roughly enough water to serve…
• Residents wary as fire burns near northeast New Mexico town Martina Gonzales and her grandson watched from their front yard as aircraft disappeared into a giant plume of smoke to fight a growing wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles, destroyed about 170 homes and threatens more destruction if weekend winds whip, as predicted, through the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. “My grandson has actually, um, been a little bit scared, nervous,” Gonzales said Tuesday — the day New Mexico’s governor asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster…
• Strong winds batter New Mexico, complicating wildfire fight Dangerous, gusty winds were expected to continue Monday across northeast New Mexico, complicating the fight against wildfires that threaten thousands of homes in mountainous rural communities. The region's largest city — Las Vegas, New Mexico, home to 13,000 people — was largely safe from danger after firefighters mostly stopped a blaze there from moving east. But the northern and southern flanks of the wildfire proved trickier to contain as wind gusts topped 50 mph (80 kph). “It’s been a challenging…
• 2 firefighters injured, home destroyed after early morning fire on Southside Two firefighters were hurt Monday morning while putting out a fire in the Riverbrook at Glen Kernan neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JFRD said crews were called to the home around 1 a.m. on Autumn River Road South. JFRD said the fire began in the back right side of the home -- destroying the home completely. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. JFRD and the State Fire Marshal are investigating the cause…
• Orinda: Man found fatally shot near hills recreation area ORINDA — A man was found fatally shot outside a recreation area Sunday, authorities said. Oakland police said officers responded just after 7 p.m. to the 3900 block of Grizzly Peak Boulevard, about three-quarters of a mile north of Fish Ranch Road, and found the body on land just west of the Siesta Valley Recreation Area, an East Bay Municipal Utility District-managed watershed property. Homicide investigators responded to the area to begin an investigation. Police said an identity was being…