Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires
Read full article: Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfiresThe Pacific Coast Highway is back open in Malibu, California, nearly a month after the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through hillside Los Angeles neighborhoods, destroying properties all the way down to the beach.
Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides
Read full article: Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslidesRain has mostly moved out of Southern California after the first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Read full article: Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 yearsTwo wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.
Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area fires
Read full article: Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area firesWindy, flame-fanning weather in Southern California has eased up as firefighters report significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles.
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
Read full article: Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles areaA fast-moving fire has broken out in the Hollywood Hills about a mile from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze
Read full article: 3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blazeMore than 3,700 residents have returned to their Malibu homes as weather conditions improved enough to help firefighters battling a Southern California blaze.
Fire danger diminishes in Southern California even as crews continue to battle Malibu blaze
Read full article: Fire danger diminishes in Southern California even as crews continue to battle Malibu blazeWeather conditions have improved enough in Southern California for forecasters to say that the worst of the high winds that drove a wildfire through part of Malibu have passed.
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail
Read full article: Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bailAuthorities say the 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.
Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crash
Read full article: Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crashA Southern California university wrestling with the deaths of four seniors who were struck by a car sought to comfort students and faculty at a campus prayer service.
Driver arrested after Pacific Coast Highway crash in Malibu kills 4 Pepperdine University students
Read full article: Driver arrested after Pacific Coast Highway crash in Malibu kills 4 Pepperdine University studentsOfficials say police have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two others.
Gonzaga, Auburn lead NCAA men's committee's initial rankings
Read full article: Gonzaga, Auburn lead NCAA men's committee's initial rankingsGonzaga, Auburn, Arizona and Kansas hold No. 1 seeds in the initial rankings for the committee that will select the field for next monthโs 68-team men's NCAA Tournament.
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Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in
Read full article: Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three straight top-10 opponents. The Sooners got off to shaky Big 12 start, opening 2-3 after losses to Baylor and Kansas. Oklahoma (11-4, 6-3 Big 12) has been on quite a run since then, taking down then-No. 17 West Virginia earlier this month, knocked off the Crimson Tide despite playing without Austin Reaves and starting guard Alondes Williams due to COVID-19 protocols. The Bears (16-0, 8-0 Big 12) received the other three first-place votes following wins over Kansas State and Auburn.
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Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel
Read full article: Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travelA major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the middle of the country stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan. Everything felt like a foot of snow when you were a kid,โ Nicolaisen said. In Wisconsin, the weather service predicted up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of snow could fall in the Milwaukee area, with the highest totals along Lake Michigan. In the Southwest, more than a foot of snow fell in the mountains of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. At lake level, the weather service expects 2 to 4 feet (61-122 centimeters) of snow with winds gusting to 50 mph (80 kph).
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Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
Read full article: Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptionsSeveral coronavirus testing sites in Nebraska and Iowa were closing early Monday because of the snow. More than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow had already fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by Monday evening. The agency said most roads in the area were covered with snow and heavy snow continued falling Monday afternoon. A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix. Three to 6 feet (91 cm to 1.8 meters) of snow is forecast in the Sierra above elevations of 7,000 feet
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22-year-old man dies street racing in Henry County, police say
Read full article: 22-year-old man dies street racing in Henry County, police sayHENRY COUNTY, Va. โ One person is dead after police say he was racing early Thursday morning in Henry County and crashed, according to Virginia State Police. At 1:44 a.m., police responded to two crashes in the 2500 block of Greensboro Road. A 2006 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2009 Pontiac were racing, going north, when police said the Pontiac ran off the right side of the road, hit a telephone pole and overturned several times. Following that crash, police said the Malibu ran off the left side of the road, crossed the median, went through the southbound lanes, hit an embankment and overturned. The driver of the Malibu, Latoshia Hairston, 27, of Martinsville, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Power company says it likely started California wildfire in 2018
Read full article: Power company says it likely started California wildfire in 2018A helicopter drops flame retardant on part of the Woolsey Fire on Nov. 10, 2018, in Malibu, California. ROSEMEAD, Calif. - Southern California Edison has acknowledged that it may be responsible for starting last year's Woolsey Fire following an investigation by a fire department, the company said in a statement. "Absent additional evidence, SCE believes it is likely that its equipment was associated with the ignition of the Woolsey Fire," the statement said. An investigation report from the Ventura County Fire Department said that SCE's electrical equipment caused the fire, according to the statement. In the statement, SCE said it has not inspected its equipment because Cal Fire removed it as part of the agency's investigation.

Man dead after he was hit by car while lying in Halifax County road
Read full article: Man dead after he was hit by car while lying in Halifax County roadHALIFAX COUNTY, Va. - A man is dead after police say he was hit by a car while lying in the road in Halifax County. According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened on Clover Road 7:50 p.m., less than a mile south of Cosby Road. A 2005 Chevy Malibu was going east on Clover Road when it hit a man, 73-year-old Josh Mitchell, lying in the roadway, according to police. Authorities say the driver of the Malibu, a 60-year-old Gladys woman, left the scene, but came back shortly after and was questioned by state police. Police say charges are pending against the driver of the Malibu.

Kevin Hart Reportedly Suffers 'Major Back Injuries' in California Car Crash
Read full article: Kevin Hart Reportedly Suffers 'Major Back Injuries' in California Car CrashComedian Kevin Hart has reportedly suffered some series injuries after his vintage car crashed into a ditch in Malibu early Sunday. The driver reportedly lost control and veered off the road, crashing through a wooden fence and coming to a stop in a ditch. The driver and another passenger in the car became trapped inside the vehicle, police said. Photos of the scene obtained by TMZ showed Hart's blue car mangled on the side of the road. Hart and the driver suffered "major back injuries," police said," and were taken to nearby hospitals.

Liam Hemsworth files for divorce from Miley Cyrus
Read full article: Liam Hemsworth files for divorce from Miley CyrusLiam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus attend the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer 20 Show Photo Call on June 6, 2019, in Malibu, California. (CNN) - A little over a week after announcing their separation, actor Liam Hemsworth has filed for divorce from singer Miley Cyrus. Hemsworth and Cyrus have been married since Dec. 23, 2018. Last year, a Malibu home shared by Cyrus and Hemsworth was lost in a wildfire. Days after they announced their split, Hemsworth posted a gracious message on social media wishing Cyrus "nothing but health and happiness going forward."

Miley Cyrus releases breakup song 'Slide Away'
Read full article: Miley Cyrus releases breakup song 'Slide Away'Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus attend the Saint Laurent Mens Spring Summer 20 Show Photo Call on June 6, 2019, in Malibu, California. (CNN) - Days after her split with husband Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus has come in like a wrecking ball with a new song. "Slide Away" features lyrics that many are taking to being about the couple, who recently announced they have separated after less than a year of marriage. Cyrus, 26, and Hemsworth, 29, met in 2009 on the set of "The Last Song." The chorus says "So won't you slide away / Back to the ocean / I'll go back to the city life."

On this day: September 9
Read full article: On this day: September 91997: Actor Burgess Meredith, best known for his roles as boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the first three "Rocky" movies and as The Penguin in the 1960s "Batman" TV series, dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma at age 89 in Malibu, California. Some of Meredith's other memorable roles came in the movies "The Day of the Locust," "Grumpy Old Men" and "Foul Play" and in four episodes of the TV series "The Twilight Zone," including the famous "Time Enough at Last" episode (pictured). Hide Caption
