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News Articles: southern california

Firefighters work against the Mountain Fire on Nov. 6, 2024, near Camarillo, Calif.

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  • National

Slower winds aid firefighters battling destructive blaze in Southern California

Firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.

November 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters work at a home destroyed by the Mountain Fire in Camarillo, Calif. on Friday.

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  • National

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds

Firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of gusty winds.

November 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A worker from the Coachella Valley Water Department surveys debris flowing across a road following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Monday.

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  • National

Tropical Storm Hilary moves on from California, leaving a trail of damage and debris

The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in more than 80 years sparked road closures, school cancellations and power outages on Sunday evening before moving north to Nevada.

August 21, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Rachel Treisman
A tow truck driver attempts to pull a stranded car out of floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California.

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  • Weather

Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater

As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Granitz
This 1:10 p.m. EDT Friday satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hilary (right) off Mexico's Pacific coast.

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  • Weather

Hilary could be the first tropical storm to hit California in more than 80 years

Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Baja California this weekend before weakening to a tropical storm. But torrential rain could cause dangerous flooding in Southern California and inland.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
An Amtrak train struck a public works vehicle in Moorpark, Calif., on Wednesday, sending 16 people to the hospital.

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  • National

16 people are hospitalized after an Amtrak train crashes into a water truck

Amtrak says the Coast Starlight train was carrying 198 passengers and 13 crew when it rammed into a public works truck on a raised gravel crossing. The truck's driver was taken to a trauma center.

June 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A police officer works the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18, 2023.

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  • National

Multiple mass shootings across the U.S. leave at least 6 dead on holiday weekend

The shootings stretching from coast to coast follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 19, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
An aerial view of roof damage after a rare confirmed tornado touched down and ripped up building roofs in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday in Montebello, Calif.

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  • Weather

A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

March 23, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Snow is piled up on a home in Running Springs, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2023. Mountainous areas of California experienced nearly unprecedented snowfall accumulations — more than 40 feet since the start of the season.

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  • Weather

Some California mountain residents could be snowed in for another week

A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live in forest communities or visit for recreation.

March 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., on Friday. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains.

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  • Weather

California braces for winter storms as parts of the northern U.S. recover

Major winter storms continue to hit parts of the U.S. — upending travel, closing roads, and leaving thousands of households in the dark.

February 24, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A woman is lit by sunlight Wednesday while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days.

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  • Weather

A million households have lost power so far as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

A major winter storm continued to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the Northeast on Thursday.

February 23, 2023
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  • Roshan Fernandez
Members of the Ornelas family put on plastic raincoats as wind and rain pummel the area Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Julian, Calif. A tropical storm nearing Southern California has brought fierce mountain winds, high humidity, rain and the threat of flooding to a region already dealing with wildfires and an extraordinary heat wave. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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  • Weather

Ferocious winds hit Southern California as heat wave breaks

Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm Friday that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding after a heat wave.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A suspect who stabbed multiple people and barricaded himself inside the Encino Hospital Medical Center is transported into a waiting ambulance after being extracted from the hospital in Encino, Calif., late Friday.

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  • National

Man held in an attack on a doctor and 2 nurses at a Southern California hospital

The man on Friday went to the Encino hospital, where he asked for treatment for anxiety before stabbing the doctor and nurses, authorities said. All three were later listed in stable condition.

June 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Police say one person was killed and eight people were wounded following a shooting at a large party in Southern California.

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  • National

1 killed, 8 wounded in shooting at Southern California party

One man was killed and eight people were wounded during a shooting at a party that drew about 100 people to a Southern California hookah lounge.

May 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman shops for fruits at a supermarket on March 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California.

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  • National

California grocery workers vote to authorize strike

Talks are scheduled to resume Wednesday between the union representing about 47,000 workers and the major supermarket chains.

March 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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