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After the wind-driven wildfires broke out in Southern California on Jan. 7, evacuation ... the scope of an emergency like a fire. In Los Angeles County, residents who sign up for emergency ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

Hughes fire progress stopped after it burned more than 10,000 acres; Laguna blaze ‘spreading rapidly’: Live updates - Los Angeles County’s latest major wildfire burns more than 10,000 acres near Casta ...