California wildfire that killed 4 may have been sparked by power line equipment

CAMBRIA At the 25-room White Water lodge, which sits on Moonstone Beach (located a little south of Hearst Castle), most rooms have full or partial ocean views and fireplaces. Owner PRG Hospitality Group also recently opened a sister property, the San Luis Creek Lodge, in San Luis Obispo.

Kendrick Sampson, the actor and activist co-founder of the social justice group BLD PWR, has been an active voice this year in local L.A. politics, including co-leading a weekly protest at the offices of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey over her handling of police killings of civilians.

A group of officials from California's major theme parks gathered Wednesday for a virtual press conference to once again voice their outrage over the state's reopening guidelines for their businesses. They went so far as to say legal action is being considered.

Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood on Tuesday received stringent guidelines from the state for reopening after being shuttered most of the year due to the pandemic. The industry has been locked in a bitter battle with California Gov.

A sizable number of California residents acquired a firearm since the coronavirus pandemic began as concerns about violence rose throughout recent months, a new study shows. An estimated 110,000 people acquired firearms in the state, including about 47,000 first-time owners, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and several other institutions.

The wildfires that have ravaged California have sparked a Red Flag Warning in some northern parts of the state as critical fire weather conditions continue. “A #RedFlagWarning will be in effect for portions of Northern California due to critical fire weather,” tweeted Cal Fire on Wednesday afternoon.

More than 50,000 utility customers were without power and others around California were urged to conserve electricity Thursday in the midst of a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories through Friday for temperatures in the 90s and even triple digits in many parts of the state.

Eddie Van Halen may have passed away as a music legend with throngs of followers, but things were not easy for him and his family growing up in Pasadena, California.

Well, 2020 doesn’t feel like it deserves any stars. In light of recent events, the Michelin Guide announced that it will not be awarding stars or other awards to California restaurants this year.

The devastating wildfire season in California that's seen a record number of acres burn may get worse starting Wednesday as hot, dry conditions with intense winds threaten to spark more flames.  The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a red flag warning through Friday for Northern California due to dry, windy weather that could fuel blazes in the region.

A commanding officer at Camp Pendleton was relieved of duty Tuesday, months after eight Marines and a sailor were killed when a landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast. Lt.

A wildfire in Southern California that grew to be among the largest ever recorded in Los Angeles County may have been caused by tree branches coming into contact with power equipment, a utility said Monday. Southern California Edison (SCE) said in a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that investigators from the U.S.

Much of the county is seeing warmer than average conditions for Tuesday, which is fueling a new wildfire threat for this week.  Heat advisories are again in effect in Southern California, where temperatures will be well into the '90s. Some 20 million Americans are under heat advisories, centered in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas.

President Donald Trump started his Monday (Oct. 12) in his typical fashion: with a Tweetstorm that made Kanye West look calm level-headed.

Lana Del Rey has been criticised for wearing a mesh face mask as she greeted fans at a recent signing. The Born to Die singer made an appearance at Barnes and Noble in California, Los Angeles on Saturday, October 3, where she performed a few excerpts from her new poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.