A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and a fire captain was wounded inside an Agua Dulce fire station Tuesday, in a shooting carried out by one of their off-duty colleagues who later barricaded himself inside his home, set it ablaze and fatally shot himself in the backyard. The shooting occurred at about 10:55 a.m. […]
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A 4,300-acre wildfire burning in Canyon Country prompted the evacuations of more than 40,000 residents, closed a section of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway and caused Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday to declare a state of emergency in the county. The emergency declaration by Newsom frees up state resources to assist in the firefighting effort. As […]
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Evacuations were ordered Monday as the Stone Fire scorched land near Agua Dulce. It’s unclear how many people are affected. Animal control officials are also being dispatched to the area to assist with evacuations of horses and other animals in the rural area. The fire broke out early Monday afternoon and quickly scorched 1,000 acres […]
