California’s Five Largest Counties Forecast Looser Virus Rules March 11, 2021 By Janie Har and Christopher Weber Three of the five largest counties in California could reopen as early as this weekend for indoor dining, movie theaters...
L.A. Restaurants Win Court Battle Over Virus Closures December 10, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Brian Melley Los Angeles County’s health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn’t prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining...
Correction: Southern California Edison Says Equipment May Have Sparked Wildfire October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people...
Few Resources, Old-Growth Forest Allowed Growth of California Wildfire September 23, 2020 By Christopher Weber A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an unprecedented...
California Wildfire Threatening More Than 1,000 Homes September 22, 2020 By Christopher Weber A wildfire burning through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatened more than...
Record 2 Million Acres Burned in California Wildfires September 9, 2020 By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber Wildfires have burned a record 2 million acres in California this year, and the danger for more destruction is so...
California Burns, Winds Kick up And Power Outages Follow September 8, 2020 By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber New wildfires ravaged California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people...
California Details Nursing Homes with COVID-19 Outbreaks April 21, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Daisy Nguyen California has for the first time released details about nursing homes facing coronavirus outbreaks, with three facilities in Los Angeles...
Federal Officials Say Engineer Intentionally Derailed LA Train Near Hospital Ship April 3, 2020 By Christopher Weber A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was...
Southern California Quakes Raise Interest in West Coast Warning System July 10, 2019 By John Antczak and Christopher Weber The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest...