Can this maternity ward be saved? Doctors, nurses sound alarm at a Miami-area hospital
For the doctors and nurses at Palmetto General who have grappled with supply issues, delayed paychecks and service cuts under what they describe as Steward’s mismanagement, it’s also a sign that ...
The Boston Globe16d
Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods
On Monday afternoon, the city lifted all remaining evacuation orders and dropped the escort requirement. The sun was out after the first significant storm of the season brought rain that helped ...
NBC News21d
Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...
Los Angeles Daily News21d
Fake firefighters roll up to Palisades evacuation zone in phony fire truck, are arrested, police say
Two people were arrested on suspicion of dressing up as firefighters and trying to enter a Palisades fire evacuation zone in their own phony fire truck, authorities said Sunday. Patrolling ...
The New York Times21d
Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings. The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire ...
Fox News22d
Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
The L.A. County Public Defender's Union, Los Angeles People's City Council and Justice LA posted to social media advocating for the evacuation of Pitchess inmates. "We demand that the Los Angeles ...
CNN22d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
“None of us got a red (mandatory evacuation) alert before we felt ready to leave our houses,” he told CNN Wednesday. “You know, we felt heat and fire and that trumps any alert. So a lot of ...
Toronto Star22d
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles ...
WESH22d
Evacuation orders lifted after hazmat situation in Port Orange
PAMELA. WELL, THOSE EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED BEFORE NOON. WE WERE CHATTING WITH NEIGHBORS, THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LIVE NEARBY. THEY SAY THEY COULD SMELL THE CHLORINE IN THE AIR. THIS ...
Ventura County Star22d
Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County prompts evacuation orders
A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze, which officials named the Hughes Fire, was first reported ...
News Tribune22d
Updated: Evacuated area partially reopened after police arrest suspect in possible Lakewood burglary
“Please continue to stay out of the area.” Lakewood police have issued an evacuation alert Wednesday morning. Anyone in the area of 110th Street and 25th Avenue South is ordered to leave the ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal22d
Evacuations, shelter in place orders lifted after chemical spill at Port Orange sewer plant
A chemical spill into a Port Orange sewer plant led to evacuation and shelter in place orders for residents and businesses Wednesday morning. By 11:56 a.m., these orders had been lifted ...