Crews see mild winds as ally in battle against Calif. blaze; Ariz. fire burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Firefighters expected mild winds and low temperatures forecast for Monday to help them make significant progress against a wildfire burning near a popular resort town in Southern California. Mild winds aid firefighters in Southern Calif. blaze that threatened resort townWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Mild winds are helping firefighters get a handle on a blaze that has burned to the edges of a popular resort town in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest. Signs of fitful recovery emerge in some areas, AP stress map shows, but gains may be fleetingWASHINGTON — Signs of a slow and fitful recovery emerged in August in some communities across the country where unemployment dropped and foreclosures stabilized, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Dudamel says he has ‘crazy, romantic’ dreams of music for everyone with youth orchestras in LALOS ANGELES — On his second day as musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the man of the moment in classical music rehearsed with a group of middle schoolers who were having tempo problems. Cool weather helps Calif. firefighters battle blaze; Ariz. fire burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Cooling temperatures and higher humidity early Monday gave firefighters some welcome relief as they waged an ongoing assault against a wildfire that had burned to the edges of a popular resort town in the San Gabriel Mountains. Firefighters make stand against wind-driven wildfire in Calif; fire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Firefighters waged an aggressive ground and air assault Sunday against a wind-fanned wildfire that erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened a popular resort community. California blaze scorches 3,500 acres near remote cabins; wildfire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — A wind-fanned wildfire that charred some 5½ square-miles of the San Gabriel Mountains continued to rage Sunday as firefighters worked to prevent flames from advancing toward a mountain resort community. California blaze scorches 3,500 acres near remote cabins, destroys 3 homes as residents fleeLYTLE CREEK, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire has burned nearly 5½ square miles in California’s San Bernardino Mountains and destroyed three homes. Fire in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest torches 3 homes, threatens othersLYTLE CREEK, Calif. — A fire driven by winds of more than 40 mph destroyed three homes and threatened dozens of others in a rugged warren of mountains and canyons northeast of San Bernardino on Saturday. Former California biotech executive convicted of fraud in marketing of Actimmune drugSAN FRANCISCO — The former chief executive of the biotechnology company InterMune Inc. has been convicted of wire fraud in marketing the drug Actimmune. Remote area of eastern Calif. again by new series of earthquakes after temblors last weekLONE PINE, Calif. — More earthquakes have struck a remote area of eastern California that has been shaken by a sequence of tremors since Thursday. Man appears in court on charges of stalking ESPN’s Andrews, trying to sell nude tapesCHICAGO — A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms appeared in federal court Saturday and was ordered returned to California. Man accused of secretly videotaping nude ESPN reporter appears in federal courtMan accused in secret taping case appears in court CHICAGO — A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms appeared in federal court Saturday and was ordered returned to California. FBI arrests man accused of secretly videotaping nude ESPN reporter, posting the videos onlineFBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case LOS ANGELES — The FBI says they’ve arrested a Chicago-area man who is accused of taking surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in a hotel room. Calif. teenager gets 15 years in drunk driving crash that killed classmateSANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge sentenced an unlicensed teenage driver to 15 years to life in the death of a classmate after he drank several shots of rum and crashed his mother’s car. California’s Owens Valley shaken by 5.2 tremor as earthquake sequence regains strengthLONE PINE, Calif. — Earthquakes up to magnitude 5.2 struck Friday evening in a remote area of eastern California that was been shaken by a sequence of temblors a day earlier. US Geological Survey reports 3 quakes in Owens Valley, largest measures magnitude-5.2LONE PINE, Calif. — A series of earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes reaching 5.2 have struck in a remote area of eastern California but there have been no reports of injury or damage. Man charged with posing as fertility doctor at LA clinic so he could sexually molest peopleLOS ANGELES — A man has been charged in Los Angeles with posing as a fertility doctor so he could sexually molest people while pretending to give them physical examinations. California requests $4.7 billion from stimulus fund to help build high-speed rail networkLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco. Disney’s Miramax to trim film slate to about 3 from 6-8 per year; 50 positions to be cutLOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Friday its Miramax Films division will slash the number of movies it produces each year, which it says will lead to “significant cost savings.” Water flowing to dry bed of Calif.’s San Joaquin River in effort to bring back salmonFRESNO, Calif. — When Darrell Imperatrice was a boy, California’s San Joaquin River teemed with so many king salmon his father could catch 40-pound fish using only a pitchfork. President Obama’s nominees to fill federal court vacanciesA look at President Barack Obama’s nominees to fill federal court vacancies: Head of LA Department of Water and Power resigns amid concern over water main breaksLOS ANGELES — The head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stepped down amid increasing concern over recent water main breaks. Puff n’ stuff: Jelly, chocolate-filled marshmallows make the snack sceneBERKELEY, Calif. — If you’re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you’re out of touch. 6 wounded after bar fight near Los Angeles erupts in gunfireROSEMEAD, Calif. — Six people have been wounded after a bar fight outside Los Angeles spilled out onto the street and erupted in gunfire. California authorities say 1981 murders of tribal leader, others was hit jobLOS ANGELES — California authorities believe an unsolved 1981 triple murder at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity, and state officials are seeking to have the main suspect extradited to California. After 80 years, a California harvest fair refuses to grow up _ and that’s a good thingCARUTHERS, Calif. — At the harvest fair, it’s all about the pie. Report: US Forest Service ordered reduction of state, local firefighters before deadly fireLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service ordered its supervisors to reduce the use of state and local firefighters three weeks before a deadly Los Angeles County wildfire erupted, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Samoans in Southern California pray for tsunami-ravaged island communitiesCARSON, Calif. — Scores from California’s Samoan community — many with traditional white flowers in their hair and clutching woven fans — gathered in church Thursday to pray for family members in tsunami-ravaged Samoa — some still waiting to hear from them. Mission accomplished: Historic Central California mission damaged by earthquakes set to reopenSAN MIGUEL, Calif. — The near 200-year-old Mission San Miguel in California’s Salinas Valley is set to reopen, six years after it was badly damaged in a strong earthquake. |
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