Avocado Heights News

Fire holds on ridges above SCV

The Signal - Wed Oct 15

The strategy for fighting the northern edge of the two-headed Sesnon Fire is simple - let it burn, a fire official said Tuesday.

Judge dismisses case against Japanese businessman

Evening Sun - Tue Oct 14

In this early Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 picture, Kazuyoshi Miura, 61, a Japanese businessman accused of arranging the murder of his wife in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, arrives at Los Angeles International ...

Firefighters attack stubborn blaze near LA homes

Ann Arbor News - Tue Oct 14

Flames whirled dangerously close to homes Tuesday as gusty Santa Ana winds sent the biggest of southern California's wildfires flaring in hilly brushlands on Los Angeles' northern edge and along subdivisions to ...

LA wildfires prompt unhealthy air warning

Las Vegas Sun - Mon Oct 13

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 Hospitals near two wildfires raging in the San Fernando Valley reported a spike in patients complaining about breathing problems from the ash and soot Monday.

Deadly L.A. Fires Possibly Caused By Arson

CBS 4 - Mon Oct 13

Like troops on the frontline at dawn, firefighters raced to do battle with the fast moving flames, pushing down the foothills under thick cover of smoke.

Wildfires force frantic evacuations near LA; 2 die

The Associated Press - Mon Oct 13

Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least ...

Horses trapped after freeway crash

Whittier Daily News - Sun Oct 12

Officials worked to free two trapped horses after a horse trailer overturned on the 605 Freeway Sunday, authorities said.

Miura's suicide leaves questions

Asahi Shimbun - Sun Oct 12

The suicide of high-profile detainee Kazuyoshi Miura at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department here Friday leaves a host of unanswered questions.

Fire burns 2,000 acres northeast of Los Angeles

KGAN - Sun Oct 12

Fire crews are preparing for rapid growth of a wildfire 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

Fire equipment contract suspended after lawsuit

Whittier Daily News - Sun Oct 12

A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters ...