A California couple is suing JetBlue for $1 million, alleging that a large chunk of ice from one of the airline’s planes crashed through the ceiling right over their bed. According to court documents reviewed by CBS News, Michael Reese and Leah Ferrarini were sleeping in bed on Jan. 1, 2024 when a “large block…
In the heat of the L.A. fires, Jeremiah Louis is reminded of 2021 when fire surrounded the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), his home community. “In the beginning, I was feeling helpless,” he said. In the years leading up to the White Rock Lake wildfire, some members of the OKIB took it upon themselves to practise fire…
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park in California rescued a man who got stranded in a steep and unstable gully, the National Park Service said Sunday. Two Belgian men were on a hike on Wednesday in Mosaic Canyon when they decided to split up, with one hiker on the main trail and the other…
16m ago Palisades Fire is 59% contained As of Monday morning, the Palisades Fire was 59% contained and had scorched 37 square miles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. The Eaton Fire was 87% contained and had burned over 14 square miles. By Alex Sundby https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/la-fires-southern-california-high-winds-wildfire-risk/#post-update-09632d7a …
How the L.A. wildfires are impacting NASA research – CBS News Watch CBS News Cooler temperatures are helping firefighters make progress against the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County. The blazes have killed dozens and shuttered schools, workplaces and more. It’s also disrupting work at one of NASA’s most important facilities. Be the first to…
California Bans Insurance Policy Cancellations In Boost To Property Owners. The Insurance Industry Prepares For Record-Breaking Losses Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. The yearlong ban that California’s insurance authority rushed to impose on cancellations in parts of Los Angeles hardest hit by wildfires…
The California FAIR Plan Assn., the state’s property insurer of last resort, was born of smoldering ashes — not of a wildfire, but of one of the worst urban disturbances in U.S. history. The Watts riots in 1965 damaged or destroyed more than 600 buildings, causing insurers to flee and highlighting the need for a…
Maya Richard-Craven describes herself as “five generations Pasadena” because her family planted roots in the area roughly a century ago and has lived there ever since. Her relatives are involved to such an extent in local organizations, social clubs and volunteer groups, that, she said, taking a walk in nearby Altadena often means being waved…
Los Angeles and other areas in California are among the highest-risk areas for wildfires — but they’re not the only ones. The Los Angeles wildfires that ignited last week have devastated communities and upended thousands of lives. The fires were fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, and climate change also plays a role in increasing…
Since the Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, several more wildfires have ravaged the Los Angeles area. At least 27 people have died and more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed. In the middle of all of this, a false evacuation alert sent to all of L.A. County’s approximately 10 million…