Horse owners scramble to evacuate their animals ahead of California fire

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California wildfire: Goats help save Reagan library from destruction Emma Stavropoulos ... A year ago, the Woolsey Fire destroyed White Cloud Ranch near Malibu, where Brian and Amy Stevenson boarded a mare named Dulcinea and mini-donkeys Sierra and Lacey. They moved their animals to Castle Rock Farms on Tierra Rejada. And that site was ...
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California Wildfire Might Reach Reagan Library, Getty Museum

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the state secured a grant from the ... which killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes in a swatch stretching from north of Los Angeles south through Malibu to the sea. No deaths were reported from the current fires but weekend gusts may have claimed three lives. A 55-year-old homeless ...
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Scenes From a Burning State: The California Wildfires

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He packed up belongings and his cockatiel, Pavarotti, and headed away. Mr. Patterson said he’s lived in California since 1985 and has moved around. He said that, at one point, he lived in Malibu and was evacuated there, too. “I’m a veteran,” he said with a laugh. But Mr. Patterson, 64, said he’s eyeing retirement. He has a house in ...
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Utilities equipment probably sparked California fires, companies say

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Meanwhile, Southern California (SoCal) Edison announced that it believes its equipment caused the ... which led to homes being burned down in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Malibu. SoCal Edison said the fire department had not yet released those findings, but the utility company conceded in a quarterly earnings report that its equipment was ...
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California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again

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At least 15 California community colleges shut their doors this week due to power shutoffs ... UCLA and all schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu School District closed earlier this week, along with 16 Los Angeles Unified campuses and several Los Angeles charter schools. Many reopened Tuesday and Wednesday. For many students and educators, the ...
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How CA Firefighters Saved Reagan Library from Wildfire

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SIMI VALLEY, CA—When the Easy fire erupted early Wednesday morning in Simi Valley ... Years earlier, the Reagan family had lost their ranch in Malibu to fire, which the president’s daughter, Maureen, mentioned to visitors. “We live in a place with unique terrain that’s continually touched by fire,” she said, “and thank God we ...
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California wildfires: high winds fuel multiple new blazes in south – live

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Had to put the cameras down for a second to help get these horses out. Rancher: "have you ever lead a horse?" In addition to the Mureau brush fire that kicked up this morning just north of Malibu, a count one in southern California’s Riverside county and another to the north in Kern County. The fire in riverside was reported at 7am ...
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The Young and the Restless' Eric Braeden forced to evacuate as fires rage in California

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#GettyFire Y&R star Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore) lost her home in the California fires that raged in the Malibu area in 2018. She was able to get a few personal effects out of her home, including some family photos and her Daytime Emmy. Everything else ...
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Why the ‘extreme red flag’ winds hitting L.A. region are especially dangerous

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Dangerous winds are forecast to blow so hard that there’s a threat of downed power lines. Mountains could see gusts of up to 80 mph; valley passes, canyons and coastal areas between the Hollywood Hills to Malibu and the Ventura County coasts could see gusts of up to 60 mph. The wind speeds from the extreme red flag warning event that started ...
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Guest Column: Halloween Safety Tips

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Halloween is quickly approaching. As a kid, this was always one of my favorite holidays. Carving pumpkins, dreaming up a costume (then trying to make it) and collecting pillowcases full of candy... What could be better? As an adult, however, I see the spooky side of Halloween—and I’m not talking haunted houses. No, it’s children out on ...
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