Officials had hoped that a drop in wind speeds would help firefighters. But dry terrain helped the giant Palisades blaze grow, leading to more evacuation orders.
As wildfires erupted in Southern California, so did a years-long feud between incoming president Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom. On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly threatened to cut off disaster funding for California.
A brush fire in Granada Hills dubbed the Archer Fire was was reported just before 10:30 a.m. local time Friday and prompted more evacuations as five other fires continue burning in Los Angeles County,
Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in a Santa Monica hospital on October 25th, 1991 — but after death, he was able to boldly go where few men had ever gone before.
The deadly wildfires roaring through Los Angeles County entered a fourth day on Friday. At least 10 people have been killed, about 150,000 are under mandatory evacuation orders and more than 10,000 homes and other structures have been destroyed,
"It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,” said one local, who dropped off toys at the Westwood Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.