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While one person remained with his son who had cerebral palsy and was unable to leave, at least two of the victims died in the Southern California wildfire attempted to defend the homes where they had spent decades raising families. In the Los Angeles area, deadly flames driven by dry weather and strong windserupted Tuesday, resulting in the known deaths of twenty-four persons. Approximately 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes, and thousands of buildings have been destroyed. According to officials, the actual number of fatalities is unknown because communities are still being destroyed by the fires. What we currently know about the victims is as follows: Anthony and Justin Mitchell According to Anthony Mitchell, his father was a "protector" who would stop at nothing to k...

The cause of the still-raging PalisadesFires can be found on a hilltop covered in vegetation, where the fire started soon after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Although experts say it's simple to rule out lightning, a typical source of wildfires, fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started the fire. This week, there were no storms in the area. Another possible explanation is ruled out because there don't seem to be any transformers or power wires in the vicinity of the Temescal Ridge Trail. Stay tuned for real-time updates. People are the primary cause of the majority of wildfires. But was arson the cause? Although there was a possibility, four experts NBC News spoke with said the fires were more likely to have been unintentionally started. According to former Los Angeles Fire De...

The Oscar nominations voting process has been extended until Friday, and the announcement of the nominees has been postponed for the second time due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. The new date for the nominations announcement is set for January 23 at 5:30 a.m. PT. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the ceremony would be conducted virtually with no live media broadcast. According to the Academy, the Oscars event will still take place on March 2 at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. Strong Santa Ana winds and unusually dry conditions have fueled the wildfires, which have burned across 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area and killed at least 24 people. Evacuation orders for the Palisades Fire, the biggest fire, were extended this past weekend. As of Mon...

Authorities stated Monday that a Texas man had been arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion of stalking WNBA player Caitlin Clark. According to Marion County prosecutors' complaint, Michael Thomas Lewis, a 55-year-old Denton man, is accused of participating in a "course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of Caitlin Clark that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized," and he faces one count of stalking. Lewis, who was arrested Sunday in Indianapolis, allegedly used X to send a slew of obscene, sexually suggestive texts to the WNBA's rookie of the year between December 16 and January 2. According to the court affidavit, police were able to track Lewis down by using his IP address, which connected him to the downtown Indianapolis Public Library and the Hilton Gard...

The cause of the still-raging PalisadesFires can be found on a hilltop covered in vegetation, where the fire started soon after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Although experts say it's simple to rule out lightning, a typical source of wildfires, fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started the fire. This week, there were no storms in the area. Another possible explanation is ruled out because there don't seem to be any transformers or power wires in the vicinity of the Temescal Ridge Trail. Stay tuned for real-time updates. People are the primary cause of the majority of wildfires. But was arson the cause? Although there was a possibility, four experts NBC News spoke with said the fires were more likely to have been unintentionally started. According to former Los Angeles Fire De...

The Oscar nominations voting process has been extended until Friday, and the announcement of the nominees has been postponed for the second time due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. The new date for the nominations announcement is set for January 23 at 5:30 a.m. PT. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the ceremony would be conducted virtually with no live media broadcast. According to the Academy, the Oscars event will still take place on March 2 at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. Strong Santa Ana winds and unusually dry conditions have fueled the wildfires, which have burned across 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area and killed at least 24 people. Evacuation orders for the Palisades Fire, the biggest fire, were extended this past weekend. As of Mon...

According to two people familiar with the negotiations, President-elect Donald Trump's staff is discussing his trip to Los Angeles to assess the devastation caused by the wildfire. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has extended an invitation to Trump, who has frequently chastised state and local leaders for their handling of the fire. On Sunday, Rep. Judy Chu, a Democrat, stated on CBS News that she planned to extend the invitation to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as well as Trump. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesman for the Trump transition, chose not to comment on the trip talks. Whether Trump would leave before or after his inauguration on January 20 is unknown. At least 24 people have been killed by the wind-fueled wildfires that started last week and have destroyed over 12,300 buildings and e...

According to two people familiar with the negotiations, President-elect Donald Trump's staff is discussing his trip to Los Angeles to assess the devastation caused by the wildfire. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has extended an invitation to Trump, who has frequently chastised state and local leaders for their handling of the fire. On Sunday, Rep. Judy Chu, a Democrat, stated on CBS News that she planned to extend the invitation to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as well as Trump. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesman for the Trump transition, chose not to comment on the trip talks. Whether Trump would leave before or after his inauguration on January 20 is unknown. At least 24 people have been killed by the wind-fueled wildfires that started last week and have destroyed over 12,300 buildings and e...

Authorities stated Monday that a Texas man had been arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion of stalking WNBA player Caitlin Clark. According to Marion County prosecutors' complaint, Michael Thomas Lewis, a 55-year-old Denton man, is accused of participating in a "course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of Caitlin Clark that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized," and he faces one count of stalking. Lewis, who was arrested Sunday in Indianapolis, allegedly used X to send a slew of obscene, sexually suggestive texts to the WNBA's rookie of the year between December 16 and January 2. According to the court affidavit, police were able to track Lewis down by using his IP address, which connected him to the downtown Indianapolis Public Library and the Hilton Gard...

A number of fierce wildfires broke out Tuesday and blazed throughout the Los Angeles area, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. The fires destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least 24 people, some of whom perished attempting to stop the fires from engulfing their homes. Two of the fires were linked to an undetermined number of serious injuries, according to a Los Angeles County fire official, while a city official in Los Angeles called Tuesday night's fire one of the most horrific and catastrophic she had ever seen in her area of the city. For live coverage, click this link. According to climate scientist Daniel Swain, the more information we get, the worse this appears to be. What we know about the flames is as follows. Where are the fires? near Pacific Palisades, a comm...