LA County sends evacuation order by mistake, causing panic, confusion among enraged residents
Evacuation orders issued across Los Angeles County sent residents battling historic wildfires into panic, only to realize minutes later that the alert had been sent in error. On Thursday night, a phone alarm went off with a message urging residents to “gather loved ones, pets and essentials” and evacuate their homes. “An evacuation warning has […]
All of Los Angeles County receives evacuation alert in error
Los Angeles County officials mistakenly sent an evacuation message to all residents Thursday night as wildfires continue to spread rapidly across the region. The city's emergency management department retracted this statement. × And even in text messages to residents. “Recent @ReadyLACounty An evacuation advisory was sent in error. Evacuation orders remain unchanged. Click here for […]
Los Angeles County Fire Department Accidentally Sends Evacuation Alert to All of L.A. County
The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sent an evacuation warning text message across Los Angeles County on Thursday afternoon, battling the deadliest fire in Los Angeles history and causing further panic and confusion for an already traumatized population. The text message was sent to residents across Los Angeles County at approximately 3:57 p.m. PT. […]
Fire Evacuation Alert Mistakenly Sent To All 9.6 Million L.A. County Residents
An alert was mistakenly sent to Los Angeles County residents Thursday by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. OAN Staff Sophia Flores5:50 PM – Thursday, January 9, 2025 A wireless emergency evacuation alert that was meant to be sent only to residents in the Woodland Hills area was “inadvertently” sent to residents across Los Angeles […]
Police: At Least 20 Arrested For Suspected Looting Amid Catastrophic L.A. County Wildfires
A man climbs a fence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 7, 2025. Fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to more than 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, while a second fire is burning near Eaton Canyon. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty […]
Hollywood Hills fire forces more evacuations, with 27K acres scorched across Los Angeles County
The fifth wildfire that broke out in Los Angeles County on Wednesday night has so far burned 27,000 acres across the county, an area roughly the size of San Francisco, and has forced more evacuations. are. The Sunset Fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills above Hollywood Boulevard near Runyon Canyon and threatened some of […]
JESSE WATTERS: Los Angeles County is ‘apocalyptic’
Jesse Waters: Apocalyptic. This is Los Angeles County. Entire neighborhoods are on fire. Over 10,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades alone. And the smoke everyone inhales is described as a poisonous soup. Five people have already died. They were burned alive. hundreds of homes It was burnt. 'Dramatic and apocalyptic': Los Angeles Fire captain details […]
Virginia Democrats hold state Senate seat in Loudon County
Virginia Democrat Kanan Srinivasan is expected to defeat Republican Twomey Harding in a special election to fill the seat representing the state's 32nd state Senate district, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. . This victory ensured that Democrats maintained a majority in the state Senate. This seat was previously held by Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), who […]
Trump taps Nassau County Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. to be US attorney for Eastern District of New York
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Nassau County Judge Joseph Nocera Jr. to be the next federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York. “Judge Nocera has a strong track record of bringing law and order to the great people of New York, having served as a Nassau County District Court judge and Family Court […]
Suffolk County cop airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in LIE crash
A Suffolk County police officer was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after his patrol car crashed Sunday night on the Long Island Expressway, police said. According to Suffolk County Police, the crash occurred near Exit 55 in Brentwood around 6:10 p.m. A Suffolk County police officer was airlifted to the hospital with serious […]