SANTA CLARITA (Reuters) – Just 16 seconds passed from the time a California high school student pulled a .45 semi-automatic pistol from his backpack in an outdoor school courtyard and emptied the weapon, killing two classmates and wounding three more, before shooting himself in the head and collapsing. Police investigating the Thursday morning shooting at
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (Reuters) – A California high school student dressed in black is suspected of having opened fire on campus on Thursday, wounding at least five people and triggering a panic before he was wounded and arrested, officials said. “Suspect is in custody and being treated at a local hospital,” Los Angeles County Sheriff
(Reuters) – California’s biggest, most ruinous wildfire this year, a wind-driven blaze that scorched 120 square miles (310 square kilometers) of Sonoma County wine country and consumed scores of homes, was declared fully contained and extinguished on Thursday, two weeks after erupting. FILE PHOTO: Two firefighters watch from the top of a hill as the
FILE PHOTO: A car burns after catching on fire along the side of the 101 highway in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 1, 2019. REUTERS/ Mike Blake (Reuters) – Firefighters working overnight to contain a Southern California wildfire made significant headway on Sunday, containing 50% of the blaze with the aid of cooler weather and
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A fresh spate of Southern California wildfires roared to life on Thursday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, as the region faced a second day of explosively fierce Santa Ana winds that have fanned flames, displacing thousands of residents. The most destructive among several new wind-driven blazes in the region erupted hours
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a residence in Long Beach, California, the local fire department said late on Tuesday. The emergency service confirmed three fatalities and nine patients transported to local area hospitals. Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Catherine Evans Our Standards:The Thomson
The Getty Fire burns near the Getty Center along the 405 freeway north of Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 28, 2019. REUTERS/ Gene Blevins SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of bankrupt California power utility PG&E Corp (PCG.N) extended losses on Monday as investors worried that its equipment might be responsible for wildfires spreading in northern
(Reuters) – California firefighters aided by subsiding winds on Friday took the offensive against two major wildfires at opposite ends of the state, one displacing 50,000 suburban Los Angeles residents and another roaring through Sonoma County’s famed wine country. Firefighters battle a fire, as a wind driven wildfire continues to burn in Canyon Country north
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co should be held accountable for mismanaging last week’s widespread power shutoffs and urged the company to provide credits or rebates to affected customers. FILE PHOTO: California governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference as he signs
(Reuters) – A pair of wildfires has destroyed dozens of homes near Los Angeles, killed a man and forced some 100,000 residents to evacuate, fire officials said on Friday, days after power cuts were ordered across the state to prevent fires. In the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, the so-called Saddleridge fire had
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom called a widespread electricity shutdown triggered by a power company to prevent wildfires “unacceptable”, as gale-force winds and dry weather posed a critical fire threat to the north of the state. Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E) has imposed unprecedented shut-offs that left more than 730,000 homes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A fierce wildfire that erupted in southern California on Thursday destroyed homes and structures and caused “numerous medical emergencies” at a Riverside County mobile home park, fire officials said. No further details were immediately available on how many mobile homes had been burned or the nature of the medical emergencies. The
(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses started to lose electric power early Wednesday as part of an unprecedented effort by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to prevent wildfires, the utility said. Nearly 800,000 northern and central California homes and businesses can expect to lose electricity for up to several days, starting
(Reuters) – California cleared the way on Monday for college athletes to profit from brand sponsorships and endorsement deals, as Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation making it the first U.S. state to give them that potentially lucrative opportunity. The legislation states that college athletes may profit from their “name, image or likeness.” It could set