Friday’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
10:53 AM PST on January 10, 2025
- Wildfires Continue – Ten People Killed, 9,000 Structures Burned (LAT, LAist, KABC, NBC4)
- Up to Date Fire Tracking Map at CalFire
- Warm Windy Fire Weather Expected To Continue Through Tuesday (USA Today, NBC4)
- New Fire – the Kenneth Fire – Breaks Out In West Hills (Daily News, KCAL)
- Eaton Fire Devastates Altadena’s Longtime Black Communities (BET)
- Palisades Fire Continues To Grow (KTLA)
- Hollywood Hills Sunset Fire Contained (Beverly Press, WeHo Times)
- So Cal Residents Get Erroneous Evacuation Text (LAT, KTLA, Daily News, KCAL)
- Power Outages Continue (KCAL)
- Metro Transit Is Free, Several Lines Impacted By Fires (Pasadena Now)
- Some Damage in Northeast Parts Of A/Gold Line Results in Bus Bridge (Metro Twitter)
- Big Blue Bus Suspends Fares Through Sunday, Some Service Impacted
- Culver City Buses Running, But Online Info Is Down (CC Crossroads)
- Fact Checks: LAFD Budget Not Cut (Daily News), Trump Hydrant Claim Wrong (LAT)
- Carnage: Off-Duty DUI LAPD Officer Killed Ontario Cyclist (LAT)
- Driver Killed In Manhattan Beach Hit-and-Run Crash (Daily Breeze)
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