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The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is asking residents to monitor and report suspected price gouging in the wake of wildfires that have burned nearly 20,000 acres and killed hundreds of people. “Exploiting victims of devastating mountain fires for financial gain is illegal and unacceptable,” said District Attorney Eric Nasarenko. “We encourage anyone who suspects price gouging to report it to our office immediately so we can begin an investigation and investigation.” California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency last week to provide state resources to support recovery efforts. During a state of emergency, California law prohibits sellers…

A guard was attacked by an inmate at a California prison on Thursday night, which authorities are investigating as attempted murder. The attack occurred at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County around 6:25 p.m. Inmate Kevin Alvarado, 30, allegedly turned and assaulted a correctional officer while being taken from the shower to his cell, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. Officials added that an inmate-made weapon was recovered at the scene. Prison officials secured the scene and treated the injured guard, who was taken to an outside medical facility and released later that night. CDCR officials placed…

Studio Ghibli fans rejoice: 80 original Studio Ghibli animations have been added to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ collection, already the world’s largest film-related collection with more than 52 million items from across the history of cinema. Ponyo, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, is a family-friendly film inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. One of the animation studio’s most popular films, 2008’s Ponyo (subsequently released in the U.S. by Walt Disney Pictures in 2009), features not only characters but also backgrounds drawn frame by frame. It was notable for its focus on hand-drawn animation. Rather than using animation…

Within hours, the wildfire quickly raced across the Santa Susana Mountains and into nearby foothills, forcing mass evacuations and demanding intense firefights with crews showered with red-hot embers. Ta.Despite the immediate response of hundreds of firefighters from across the region, the wind-driven fire spread in an unpredictable and dangerous manner, destroying homes, tearing through orchards, and spreading fires across Camarillo, Moorpark, and Santa Paula. It threatened thousands of people living in the area.But the authorities made an early decision and it paid off. By prioritizing life-saving missions over property protection, no one died in the devastating wildfires. Only a few…

Firefighters found multiple lithium-ion batteries used to power scooters in the basement of a two-story house fire that injured four people, including one in critical condition, in Koreatown Friday morning. Emergency crews were called to the modern four-plex in the 400 block of South Gramercy Place around 8:30 a.m. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, but firefighters quickly found four patients, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news bulletin. “One patient was pulled from the basement in critical condition and transported to a local hospital,” the fire department said in a statement. Several scooter batteries were…

A construction accident Thursday at an Orange County high school left one worker dead and another injured, authorities said. Two workers were injured at the Villa Park High School construction site around 10:21 a.m., the Orange County Fire Department said in a social media post. According to multiple media outlets, the accident occurred when the bleachers in an auditorium that was undergoing renovations collapsed.After Orange County sheriff’s deputies and firefighter paramedics responded, one employee was admitted to a local trauma center and another was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said. Officials did not disclose the circumstances of the…

Westbound Highway 118 near San Fernando and Pacoima will have full and partial lane closures starting Friday night. The closure will allow workers to safely replace the culvert system that crosses the highway. Friday Westbound lanes of the 118 Freeway at Glenoaks Boulevard will be permanently closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Westbound lanes of the 210 Freeway to Westbound lanes of the 118 Freeway connection will be closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. East of the 210 Freeway The westbound 118 Freeway connector lanes from the outbound lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.…

Americans are so certain they have spotted a UFO that they have reported sightings to the Department of Defense more than 700 times over a 12-month period, according to a new report. According to the Department of Defense’s annual report, between May 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office reported 757 cases related to unidentified aerial phenomena formerly known as UFOs. I received the report. Of those 757 cases, only 485 occurred during that period. The remaining 272 sightings occurred between 2021 and 2022, but were only reported later. A “UFO” discovered by a KTLA viewer.…

(The Hill) — Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles area are consciously changing their activities to avoid contact with residents, a new study finds. Big cats living in areas with high levels of human recreation may be more nocturnal than those living in more remote areas, where they tend to be active at dawn and dusk, researchers said Friday. According to research published in the journal Biological Conservation, Although mountain lions prefer to avoid humans, the study authors noted that trafficking by human recreationalists also occurs in natural areas where cats and other wildlife live. “People are increasingly enjoying…

Los Angeles City Commissioner Kenneth Mejia said this week that the city had identified more than $500 million in appropriations for homelessness programs that were not spent during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. “That’s why we’re here as city managers to provide tax transparency and accountability, and I think that’s what people want, especially with the passage of Measure A and the homeless issue. Where does that money go in solving this problem?” Mejia said. He said the city has budgeted $1.3 billion for homeless services and has spent or committed nearly $800 million on programs such as Mayor Karen Bass’…