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Los Angeles Budget Cuts Impacting Wildfire Response

Los Angeles Budget Cuts Impacting Wildfire Response

The LA fire chief wrote that the cost-saving measures were limiting the department’s response Image Courtesy of AP The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief, Kristin Crowley, issued a stark warning last month regarding significant budget cuts that have created “unprecedented operational challenges” for the department, particularly in responding to large-scale emergencies such as wildfires.…MORE

Wildfires Rage on in California

Wildfires Rage on in California

(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — Firefighters are hoping for a break Friday from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge. On Thursday afternoon, the Kenneth Fire started in the San Fernando Valley. It moved into neighboring…MORE

President-Elect Trump Sentenced in Hush Money Case

President-Elect Trump Sentenced in Hush Money Case

(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson…MORE