The ferocious Pacific Palisades Fire ripping through Los Angeles is barely a day old, but already stands among the most destructive wildfires in the county’s history. The inferno has engulfted nearly 12,000 acres so far, reducing at least 1,000 homes and businesses to cinders as it lays waste to large swaths of the Southland, sending … Read more
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Wild images taken from an airplane captured the devastating Palisades Fire as flights heading into Southern California were forced to divert — and as the flames spread over nearly 3,000 acres with zero containment by Wednesday morning. Passengers aboard flights headed for Hollywood Burbank Airport were able to take photos of the horrifying orange blaze … Read more
Ben Affleck is one of the celebrities who had to flee their home in Los Angeles due to the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire. The “Argo” director, 52, was evacuated from the $20 million house on Tuesday and went to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s nearby home, according to TMZ. Garner, who shares three children with Affleck, … Read more
Jamie Lee Curtis is unsure if her house is still standing as the Pacific Palisades wildfire continues to spread. “My community and possibly my home is on fire,” the actress, 66, wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “My family is safe. Many of my friends will lose their homes. Many other communities as well.” Curtis, who lives … Read more
California firefighters are running out of water as they desperately battle three rapidly growing wildfires threatening huge areas around Los Angeles — with emergency responders reporting bone-dry hydrants. “The hydrants are down,” one firefighter said over the radio, the Los Angeles Times reported. “Water supply just dropped,” another added. The Department of Water and Power … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A growing wildfire west of Los Angeles is causing concern amid dire warnings for the Los Angeles area after forecasters say there is the potential for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. A live camera from the state’s Alert California network shows billowing smoke from a burning hillside near the Pacific … Read more
Airplane food often gets a bad rap. As it turns out, it’s not entirely the airlines’ fault that food tastes different at 30,000 feet than it does on terra firma — and it’s not all in your head that you’re suddenly craving a ginger ale once the plane takes off. It’s science. “It’s not your imagination. Food … Read more
Despite multiple ongoing lawsuits and after months of flip-flopping, Gov. Hochul incredibly forged ahead with her unpopular congestion pricing plan on Sunday — promising on X, “Less gridlock. Cleaner air.” But for whom? While some of the most vociferous opposition to Hochul’s new tax scheme comes from New Jersey and the outer boroughs, Manhattanites in … Read more
New York offered New Jersey a measly $3 discount for its drivers crossing into Manhattan to try to offset the new $9 Midtown toll, but Garden State officials scoffed the break would mean virtually nothing once the tax jumps to $15, sources say. The pooh-poohed proposal was pitched during secret court-ordered negotiations to try to … Read more