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New Wildfire in Los Angeles Spreads Across 500+ Acres
The blaze, known as Hughes Fire, was reported about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday local time in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake, some 80 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles downtown, the KTLA news channel reported, noting it spread to the size in less than one and a half hours.
Los Angeles Wildfires Claim 16 Lives as Officials Warn of Escalating Threats
Conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days as devastating wildfires continue to rage across different parts of Los Angeles County, leading to widespread disruptions including school closures and cancellation of entertainment, sports and community events, according to the authorities.
Five Killed in California Wildfires, US Reports
The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades that started Tuesday, grew to 15,800 acres (63.9 square km) as of Wednesday afternoon with zero containment, Cal Fire said Wednesday.
Over 11,000 city workers in Los Angeles go on 24-hour strike
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, the largest public sector union in Southern California, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that it staged a one-day walkout over "unfair labour practice", Xinhua news agency reported. "We refuse to accept LA City's bad faith bargaining efforts and repeated labour law violations. We strike today to demand respect and fight for our dignity," the union noted.
Los Angeles County lifts public health emergency for Covid
"As the longest emergency in LA County history draws to a close after 1,122 days, we honor the 36,000 who lost their lives and reflect on the opportunity to serve the public during this challenging time," wrote county officials in a tweet on Friday. The local state of emergency for Covid-19 was initially proclaimed on March 4, 2020, in Los Angeles County, home to over 10 million residents.
It's official, E3 2023 has been cancelled
The announcement came after several gaming companies such as Nintendo, Microsoft and Ubisoft all claimed that they will not be participating in the event. According to an email sent to employees and verified by IGN, E3 2023 simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size.
3 killed, 4 injured in second mass shooting in a week in Los Angeles
The fatal victims, two men and a woman, have not been identified, and the injured were taken to the hospital in critical condition, reported KABC-TV, the West Coast flagship station of the ABC television network. The shooting occurred just after 2:30 a.m. local time in the Beverly Crest area, it said.
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