Extreme Santa Ana winds, fire danger return to Los Angeles area
A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event is expected.
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Chelsea Hylton is a web producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is an Inglewood native and the daughter of migrants from Mexico and Jamaica. She has Bachelor of Arts degrees in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned her Master of Science in Journalism from USC. Hylton has previously worked at NBC LA, Telemundo 52, The Los Angeles Times and KOMO 4 News in Seattle.
A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event is expected.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced commitments from five major financial institutions that will offer mortgage relief for property owners affected by the Los Angeles area fires.
Southern California will experience cooler and breezy temperatures over the weekend before another Santa Ana event develops early next week.
Over two weeks after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
Residents in several evacuated areas of the Palisades Fire zone will be able to repopulate their neighborhoods, over a week after the devasting fire broke out.
The California insurance commissioner expanded the emergency protections covered by his recent moratorium for Southern California residents affected by wildfires.
The city of Pasadena has declared a local public health emergency a week after the Eaton Fire caused widespread destruction.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.
Firefighting efforts continue on the Eaton Fire that has burned over 14,000 acres and killed at least 17 people as the area finally sees improving weather conditions beginning Thursday.
A windblown dust and ash advisory remains in effect in Los Angeles County as another round of strong Santa Ana winds is expected.
A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" warning remains in effect as strong winds cause extreme fire danger in Southern California.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said three people have been arrested for arson in the past few days outside of recent wildfire zones.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to speed up the process for debris removal following the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area.