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Wind, tensions around Los Angeles fires diminish; evacuations lifted, but threat remains
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Residents of the San Fernando Valley breathed air free of smoke and ash for the first time in four days Wednesday under brilliant blue skies. Gone were the convulsive winds that at times reached gale force. Nowhere could Los Angeles...Tags: San Diego County, House Building, Santa Ana, Fires, Ventura (Ventura, California)
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Jury selection begins in Britney Spears case
The Associated PressJury selection has begun in pop star Britney Spears' driver's license case. The first slate of potential jurors arrived Wednesday morning at the San Fernando Valley courtroom where Spears' case will be heard. The 26-year-old singer is charged with a...Tags: Britney Spears
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Downed power line caused Sesnon fire, officials say
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe massive Sesnon fire was sparked when heavy winds downed an electrical distribution line, causing sparking onto dry brush in a drainage ditch, fire officials said today. Los Angeles County Fire Deparment officials said they had tracked the start of...Tags: San Diego County, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Forests, Government, Anaheim
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Easing winds aid firefighters' effort in San Fernando Valley blazes
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersCalmer winds early Wednesday kept the largest of two San Fernando Valley wildfires from making a run toward the sea, averting a disaster scenario that has played out regularly over recent decades. The blazes, which have claimed two lives, destroyed 49...Tags: San Diego County, History, Forests, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Disasters
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Winds ease but crews on edge after two San Fernando Valley blazes
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSanta Ana winds calmed down today as watchful residents and firefighters at the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley waited to see whether they would kick up and further fan two wildfires that have already claimed two lives, 14,000 acres and 49...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Disasters, Chatsworth, Lake View Terrace, David Kelly
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Making peace with the risks, rewards of living in a fire-prone region
It felt like I had just closed my eyes when an early morning phone call jarred me awake Tuesday. I didn't recognize the number or the voice, but her words jump-started my smoke-fogged brain. "I'm back at home. And Noni's safe," Margaret Rodie told me....
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Wildlife, Santa Ana, Natural Resources, Reseda
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Villaraigosa, 3 council members back solar power initiative
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and three City Council members have thrown their support behind a proposal to install enough rooftop solar panels on buildings across the city to power 100,000 residential customers of the Department of Water and...Tags: Public Employees, Eric Garcetti, Referenda, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Wendy Greuel
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Fire risk is part of life in Twin Lakes, say residents of canyon near Porter Ranch
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOctober in Twin Lakes is the season Anna Cox backs her car into the driveway so she can escape quickly. Santa Anas come out of the passes hard there, and in the 23 years she's lived in the canyon, fire has strafed her community too many times to...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Santa Ana, Chatsworth, Vehicles, Fires
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Santa Ana wind-fueled wildfire approaches Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Flames whirled dangerously close to homes yesterday as gusty Santa Ana winds sent the biggest of Southern California's wildfires flaring in hilly brushlands on Los Angeles' northern edge. Firefighters with hoses guarded houses as...Tags: San Diego County, Antonio Villaraigosa, Weather Warnings, Santa Ana, Granada Hills
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California: Fires threaten more houses
Flames whirled dangerously close to homes Tuesday as gusty Santa Ana winds sent the biggest of southern California's wildfires flaring in hilly brush lands on Los Angeles' northern edge. Firefighters with hoses guarded houses as helicopters unleashed...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Santa Ana, Road Accidents, Granada Hills, Fires
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Granada Hills residents stay calm, vigilant
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWhen glowing embers landed in Wayne Shook's yard this morning, the Granada Hills resident decided to take matters into his own hands. Using a 150-foot hose, he doused the embers with water pumped from his swimming pool. "My wife just got a brand-new...Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Santa Ana, Granada Hills, Fires
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2 die as wildfires force evacuations near L.A.
LOS ANGELES Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles yesterday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. More than 1,000...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Forests, Santa Ana, Natural Resources, Fires
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