Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant's remains shared 'for a laugh'
A lawyer for the widow of Kobe Bryant told jurors that a โculture of callousnessโ led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others.
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
The blaze, known as the Bobcat Fire, is expected to grow through Sunday and Monday as critical fire weather conditions continued due to gusty wind and low humidity. The Bobcat Fire started Sept. 6 and has already doubled in size over the last week โ becoming one of Los Angeles County's largest wildfires in history, according to the Los Angeles Times. Though the Bobcat Fire neared the high desert community of Valyermo, a Benedictine monastery there appeared to have escaped major damage, according to the Los Angeles Times. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles (14,164 square kilometers) in California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. Meanwhile, officials were investigating the death of a firefighter on the lines of another Southern California wildfire that erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their babyโs gender.
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
The fire grew to 142 square miles (368 square kilometers) on Saturday when winds pushed the flames into Juniper Hills. But, Los Angeles County park officials said the blaze destroyed the nature center at Devilโs Punchbowl Natural Area, a geological wonder that attracts some 130,000 visitors per year. The name of the firefighter killed in the nearby El Dorado Fire was being withheld until family members are notified. The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 34 square miles (89 square kilometers) and was 59% contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged. ___Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles and Daisy Nguyen in San Francisco contributed to this report.
Film producer, wealthy heir, political donor Steve Bing dies
LOS ANGELES Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. The Los Angeles County coroner said Bing died Monday at his residence in the Century City section of Los Angeles. In the 1980s, Steve Bing dropped out of his fathers alma mater, Stanford University, where the elder Bing had donated $50 million, for a career in Hollywood. He got early credits as a co-writer for the 1984 Chuck Norris Vietnam vet movie Missing in Action and its two sequels. Bing was an LA socialite who frequently dated famous women and was often seen on red carpets, at big-dollar benefits and courtside at Lakers games.
Crews respond to a man in a car submerged in a pond
Henry County Fire DepartmentHENRY COUNTY, Va. - Early Saturday morning, the Henry County Fire Department responded to a report of a car in the water at 1720 Lake Dow Road. Crews found a partially submerged car in the small pond next to Pilgreen's Steakhouse. The driver was in the car and conscious with his head above water, but would not respond to commands or answer questions. As crews tried to get the driver to respond, the car began sliding further into the water. The driver was eventually rescued and removed from the vehicle and taken back to the shore.