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A wildfire in Ventura County continued northward overnight after destroying more than 100 homes and burning more than 20,000 acres. On Friday, crews fighting fires from the ground and in the air will no longer have to deal with the powerful Santa Ana winds that fuel the fires, but it’s not all good. With the end of the Santa Ana wind system, “further fire growth is a concern to the north and east as onshore flow returns,” Cal Fire said in an incident update Thursday night. As of Friday morning, Cal Fire reported at 5:51 a.m. that the fire had…

Two weeks ago, Brittany Bibby, her husband Kenneth, and their 15-month-old baby moved from Arizona to Camarillo to live in the house they inherited from their father, making the dilapidated property a safe place to live. I made the most of my credit card to do this. On Wednesday, that safe haven burned down, leaving the family without their home, savings and no idea what would happen next. The next day, the shocked parents struggled to come to terms with the financial and devastating emotional toll of the incident.”We lost everything,” Brittany said. “All of our family memories, all of…

A 43-year-old teacher has been arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse in Valley Village. Colleen Jo Matarico was arrested Thursday on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor and is being held on $1.3 million bail, Los Angeles police said. Matariko allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old child in a classroom, then persuaded her to perform a sex act in his car. Police said the investigation was forwarded to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, and Matariko was charged with five counts of lewd acts against a minor, two counts involving a minor between the ages of 14…

Some homeowners in Ventura County get a glimpse of the remains of their properties after wildfires charred nearly 21,000 acres, destroyed at least 132 structures and damaged 88 others. I was able to do that. The wildfires, which are still burning, were only 5% contained as of Thursday night. “Yesterday we watched it burn for three hours,” Tara Wallace, who lives in Camarillo Heights with her husband Brian Wallace, told KTLA. “It was a beautiful house with a beautiful view of a beautiful city, and now it’s reduced to ashes.” The emergency nature of the wildfires prompted authorities to evacuate…

With temperatures expected to reach a low of 51 degrees in Los Angeles on Friday night, some may want to light a cozy fall bonfire. But residents across large swaths of Southern California should refrain from burning wood Friday — air pollution officials said as devastating wildfires unleashed a torrent of air pollutants.In Orange County and non-desert areas of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, due to air quality on the South Coast, wax and paper will be prohibited indoors and outdoors from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Friday. It is mandatory to stop burning wood, including manufactured logs. The…

Republican Rep. Young Kim, the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress in 2020, fended off a challenge from Democratic Rep. Joe Carr, a former fire chief, to win a third term representing Inland Orange County in the U.S. House of Representatives. He won the election. . The Associated Press called the race Thursday for California’s 40th Congressional District, but it will likely take more time before official results are available. Control of the House of Representatives remained too narrow to make a decision. Kim said in a statement Thursday night that he intends to “be an independent voice, bring common…

A female shooting suspect who appeared to be armed and had a dog in her car was captured Thursday in Southern California after a more than hour-long manhunt by authorities. Details are limited, but the suspect is reportedly wanted in connection with an early afternoon shooting at Echo Park and Bellevue streets in Los Angeles. A pursuit was initiated by Los Angeles Police Department officers, who said the suspect, a female, was traveling at a slow speed on the northbound 101 Freeway, then onto the 170 Freeway, then onto a surface road and then onto the northbound 5 Freeway. I…

According to NBC News, President-elect Donald Trump led Nevada over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Trump lost six of the state’s electoral votes in both of his previous White House bids. But both of those losses to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were by less than 2.5 percentage points, and since then Trump and the Republican Party have lost significant ground against Latino voters and other key voting groups in the state. made progress. Nevada will elect a Republican governor in 2022, Joe Lombardo, favored by President Trump, but Democrats have managed to hold out in other…

Prince William said the past year had been “brutal” as his wife and father announced his cancer diagnosis. “It’s been the worst, probably the toughest year of my life,” William said after completing a week-long tour in Cape Town, South Africa for the 4th Earthshot Awards, telling Sky News, NBC News’ international partner. told. Charles III announced his cancer diagnosis in February after undergoing surgery for enlarged prostate. Buckingham Palace said at the time that “other concerns were noted” during the surgery and further tests confirmed the presence of cancer. After his treatment progressed, he resumed his royal duties in…

Firefighters hope to take advantage of a break in high winds early Thursday morning as they continue to battle the Ventura County wildfire that has already burned thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of homes. The fire broke out just before 9 a.m. Wednesday near Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road, north of Highway 118. Initially, brush and Santa Ana winds were reported to have caused the 50-acre fire, but the fire jumped the highway and exploded to more than 14,000 acres by Wednesday night. As of 4 a.m. Thursday, the fire was mapped at 14,187 acres with no fire…