A shipwrecked mariner fired flares the same day that what has become California’s largest active wildfire ignited on Santa Rosa Island late last week, a U.S. Coast Guard official confirmed to KTLA Tuesday. Petty Officer Kenneth Wiese said the Coast Guard received a report that a vessel had broken into pieces after going aground on […]

If you’re looking to bring a canopy, tent or other type of large shade covering to Laguna Beach this summer – well, don’t, unless you have permission to do so.  The city of Laguna Beach is reminding beachgoers that they updated their municipal code to reflect a new ordinance that only permits umbrella-style shade coverings at most beaches in the city.  The ordinance […]

Firefighters are hoping for lighter winds Tuesday as they continue to battle the nearly 1,400-acre Sandy Fire that has left thousands of homes evacuated after erupting in Ventura County Monday morning. Crews worked through the night on the Sandy Fire, which had scorched 1,386 acres with zero containment as of 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire […]