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• Investigation Underway Into Fatal San Bernardino Shooting

  01-08-2020 20:08
  
  SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA) — A homicide investigation is underway following a fatal shooting in San Bernardino early Saturday.
  San Bernardino police responded at approximately 12:38 a.m. to the 1300 block of North Wall Avenue, where they located the shooting victim, identified as 31-year-old Luis Daniel Aguilar-Sanchez.
  Aguilar-Sanchez was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
  The motive for the shooting was under investigation at the time of this report.
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• SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Astronauts Expected To Begin Return Trip To Earth Today

  01-08-2020 18:19
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSLA) — Two astronauts who were part of a historic launch to the International Space Station are expected to come home – as long as the weather cooperates.
  Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have been aboard the ISS since May 31, when they blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Hawthorne-based SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
  It marked the first man-launch from U.S. soil since 2011.
  Behnken and Hurley are expected to go back inside the Crew Dragon Saturday afternoon to be
  
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• His Gyms Forced To Close, Former Marine Working Out How To Solve Exercise Equipment Shortage

  01-08-2020 17:59
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A former Marine forced to close his gyms across Orange County due to the novel Coronavirus pandemic is now working to help alleviate a shortage of exercise equipment internationally.
  Former Marine Captain Grant Broggi told CBS2/KCAL9’s Stacey Butler he never dreamed when the Coronavirus forced him to close his gyms five months ago that a nationwide shortage of weights and racks would soon follow.
  Broggi says he first noticed the shortage when he tried to set up we
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 1,900 Acres In Cherry Valley, 1 Home Destroyed

  01-08-2020 17:25
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — A large brush fire blackened approximately 1,900 acres and threatened homes Saturday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of residents from a number of neighborhoods.
  The first evacuations, ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department around 7 p.m. Friday, mandated residents of Avenida Mira Villa to evacuate, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/C
  
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• Compton Makes Progress In Road Repair Project

  01-08-2020 17:23
  
  COMPTON (CBSLA) —The City of Compton is making progress on repairing its roads and sidewalks, according to Mayor Aja Brown.
  Brown said Friday the city is on track to fix 50 percent of the streets that need the most attention.
  For months, CBS2/KCAL9’s Kristine Lazar has shown viewers the potholes and crumbling sidewalks residents say should have been fixed long ago.
  Mayor Brown says two major projects should be completed by the end of the year.
  “Compton residents deserve well-pa
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 1,900 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 16:00
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — A large brush fire blackened approximately 1,900 acres and threatened homes Saturday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of residents from a number of neighborhoods.
  The first evacuations, ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, mandated residents of Avenida Mira Villa to evacuate, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area. Re
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 1,720 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 08:30
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — A large brush fire blackened approximately 1,720 acres and threatened homes Friday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of residents from a number of neighborhoods.
  The first evacuations, ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, mandated residents of Avenida Mira Villa to evacuate, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area. Resi
  
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• Hundreds Gather In Newport Beach To Worship, Violating County Orders

  01-08-2020 07:49
  
  NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — Baptized in the Pacific Ocean and singing hymns in the grass, hundreds of people from 80 different churches stood shoulder to shoulder at Newport Beach Friday night.
  Hundreds of people gathered on Newport Beach Friday for a worship service in violation of county orders. (CBSLA)
  The large group was gathering in violation of Orange County’s ban on mass gatherings in light of the coronavirus pandemic to worship together outside after their places of worship were
  
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• Restaurant Industry Facing Financial Struggles During Pandemic Closures

  01-08-2020 07:46
  
  SANTA MONICA (CBSLA) — The restaurant industry is in trouble as indoor dining remains shutdown throughout Los Angeles County during the coronavirus pandemic.
  In places like Santa Monica, restaurants have had to adapt to the unprecedented action of exclusively taking their business outdoors.
  “This was never a restaurant designed to do takeout food but we’ve been doing take-out since March and you know it was never a restaurant designed to be out on the street but here we are,&rd
  
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• Many Jobless Californians Not Receiving Benefits As EDD Faces Influx Of Claims

  01-08-2020 07:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Unemployed Californians have reported trouble with getting through the state’s call centers to get assistance during the pandemic, and the complaints are continuing to come in.
  Laura Stewart, who spent eight weeks training to become a representative at the Employment Development Department, says she quit out of frustration.
  Stewart is one of the thousands the state is trying to train in order to process the influx of benefits claims they have been receiving.
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 900 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 07:10
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — A large brush fire blackened approximately 900 acres and threatened homes Friday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of nearly 1,000 residents.
  The first evacuations, ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, mandated residents of Avenida Mira Villa to evacuate, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area. Residents on Avenida Mir
  
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• Torrance Police Arrest 2 People Suspected Of Vandalizing Car, Yelling ‘White Lives Matter’

  01-08-2020 07:00
  
  TORRANCE (CBSLA) — Two 29-year-olds were arrested Friday for allegedly saying, “white lives matter,” performing a Nazi salute and vandalizing a vehicle with a shovel in Torrance.
  Gregory Howell, of Carson, and his wife, Rachel Howell, of Seal Beach, were recorded in a road rage incident that happened at about 10:30 p.m. on July 22, according to the Torrance Police Department.
  In a video circulated on social media, two people were seen outside of a white pickup truck at a stopli
  
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• Businesses Adapt To Offering Services Outdoors As Temperatures Warm Up

  01-08-2020 06:06
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — As temperatures continue to climb across Southern California, businesses that have reopened in line with coronavirus guidelines by only offering services outdoor are now facing unique challenges.
  How hot it is outside can dictate whether or not business is booming for stylists, barbers and nail salon employees.
  “I’ll stop [working] at about 2 p.m. before it gets really hot,” stylist Vanessa Wanner said.
  Under Gov. Newsom’s order, personal care ser
  
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• Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura County Report Additional Coronavirus Deaths

  01-08-2020 05:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties all reported additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus Friday.
  Mend Urgent Care workers wearing personal protective equipment perform drive-up COVID-19 testing at Central City Value High School July 31 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  Riverside County health officials reported 382 newly confirmed cases and seven additional fatalities, bringing countywide totals to 37,011 cases and 695 death
  
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• Cooling Centers To Open Throughout LA County As Temperatures Rise

  01-08-2020 05:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Multiple cooling centers will be opened throughout Los Angeles Friday and Saturday as temperatures rise across the Southland.
  The cooling centers are provided to provide people without air conditioning at home relief from the heat.
  “Offering free emergency heat relief is an important service to help keep vulnerable members of the public safe and healthy during heat waves,” said Kevin McGowan, the director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Manag
  
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• Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s Family Starts Scholarship In Mother’s Memory After Her Coronavirus Death

  01-08-2020 05:15
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is speaking out after his mother died from coronavirus complications and encouraging people to take the pandemic seriously.
  “To lose her is incredibly devastating for me and my brother and our family but she lived a joyous life. We’re very proud of her,” Garcia said.
  Garcia’s mother, 61-year-old Gaby O’Donnell moved the family from Peru to the U.S. when he was five years old and later became an American citiz
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 700 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 05:00
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — A large brush fire blackened approximately 700 acres and threatened homes Friday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of nearly 1,000 residents.
  The first evacuations, ordered by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, mandated residents of Avenida Mira Villa to evacuate, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area. Residents on Avenida Mir
  
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• Multiple Cities Hit Record-Breaking Temperatures As Fire Weather Threatens Southland

  01-08-2020 04:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Record temperatures were set in the Southland Friday as the area entered its second day of a heatwave.
  Idyllwild broke a record with a high of 96 degrees, up from the 1972 record of 93. Thermal, located in the Coachella Valley, hit a high of 120 degrees breaking the record of 119 degrees from 1996.
  Anaheim tied its old 2000 record with a high of 97 degrees, and Palm Springs tied its 1957 record with a high of 122 degrees.
  San Jacinto also broke a record with a high of
  
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• Multiple Cities Break High Temperature Records As Fire Weather Threatens Southland

  01-08-2020 04:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Record temperatures were set in the Southland Friday as the area entered its second day of a heatwave.
  Idyllwild broke a record with a high of 96 degrees, up from the 1972 record of 93. Thermal, located in the Coachella Valley, hit a high of 120 degrees breaking the record of 119 degrees from 1996.
  Anaheim tied its old 2000 record with a high of 97 degrees, and Palm Springs tied its 1957 record with a high of 122 degrees.
  San Jacinto also broke a record with a high of
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 350 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 04:09
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — Three fires, possibly intentionally started, blackened approximately 350 acres and threatened homes Friday in Cherry Valley, prompting the evacuation of about 150 homes.
  Shortly after 7 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said residents of Avenida Mira Villa were under mandatory evacuation orders, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area.
  
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• Evacuations Ordered As Apple Fire Burns 150 Acres In Cherry Valley, Threatens Homes

  01-08-2020 04:09
  
  CHERRY VALLEY (CBSLA) — Three fires, possibly intentionally started, blacked more than 150 acres and threatened homes Friday in Cherry Valley, prompting evacuations on several residential streets.
  Shortly after 7 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said residents of Avenida Mira Villa were under mandatory evacuation orders, while those living on Oak Glen Road near Bogart Park were asked to voluntarily leave their homes.Cal Fire on a large fire in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley ar
  
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• Pasadena Appeals Court Rejects Stormy Daniels’ Libel Suit Against President Donald Trump

  01-08-2020 03:43
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA) — A Pasadena appeals court on Friday upheld a federal judge’s 2019 ruling to dismiss a lawsuit from adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump.
  Trump tweeted last year that Daniels’ claim of being threatened in a Las Vegas parking lot in 2011 to keep quiet about her alleged 2006 affair with him quiet was a “total con job.”
  The three-judge panel in Pasadena affirmed that the president is able to tweet any opinion and that Daniels d
  
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• 73-Year-Old Man Beaten By Group Of Men In South LA Attempted Robbery

  01-08-2020 03:43
  
  SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A 73-year-old man was recovering Friday after being beaten by a group of men who he said tried to rob him.
  Jose Ortiz, 73, suffered multiple injuries to his face and head after being beaten by a group of men who he said tried to rob him. (Credit: Ortiz Family)
  “I just think it’s terrible that they do this to an elderly,” Monika Ortiz-Garcia, the victim’s daughter, said. “They can’t defend themselves.”
  Ortiz-Garcia strugg
  
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• Pursuit Of Alleged Stolen Vehicle Ends In Crash In Westlake District, Multiple Injuries Reported

  01-08-2020 03:18
  
  WESTLAKE DISTRICT (CBSLA) — Multiple people were injured Friday evening after a pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle ended in a crash in the Westlake District.
  The three-vehicle crash happened near the intersection of Alvarado and Miramar streets.
  According to preliminary reports, three ambulances were requested — one for the driver suspected of stealing the car and two for civilians.
  Details about the conditions of the suspect and the victims was not immediately disclosed.
  
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• Angelenos Flock To Beaches As Temperatures Soar, But Not All Follow Face Covering Mandates

  01-08-2020 03:00
  
  MANHATTAN BEACH (CBSLA) — Most Los Angeles County residents are well aware that face coverings are mandatory when out in public, but how many beachgoers were in compliance as temperatures increased Friday?
  Surfers flocked to Los Angeles County beaches Friday as temperatures soared. (CBSLA)
  “At the beach,” Lerna Amiryans, a beachgoer, asked. “I don’t see any.”
  The lack of face coverings worn by people at the beach concerned some, but others did not think it was
  
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• Basketball Fans To Come Together Virtually For NBA Games Through Artificial Intelligence

  01-08-2020 02:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The NBA is hoping to bring basketball fans together during the coronavirus pandemic even though they won’t be able to attend in-person games.
  Through a partnership with Microsoft Teams, a communication platform many companies have been utilizing for work from home practices, the NBA is hoping to closely replicate the energy of a live game experience through artificial intelligence.
  More than 300 fans will be able to appear on video boards surrounding the court a
  
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• Orange County Reports 418 New COVID-19 Cases, 14 Additional Deaths

  01-08-2020 02:07
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County health officials reported 418 new coronavirus cases and 14 additional fatalities Friday.
  The countywide totals now stand at 36,196 cases and 618 deaths since the pandemic began.
  Five of Friday’s reported fatalities were skilled nursing facility residents and four were assisted living facility residents.
  Since Sunday, the county has reported 56 coronavirus-related deaths. Last week, the county reported 70 deaths, down from 73 the week before.
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• ACLU Files Suit Against Pomona PD Over Deadly Force Policy Alleging Misuse Of Taxpayer Funds

  01-08-2020 02:07
  
  POMONA (CBSLA) — The ACLU of Southern California Friday filed suit against the Pomona Police Department over its deadly force policy — alleging that the department is not only violating California law, but also misappropriating taxpayer dollars.
  A new lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges that the Pomona Police Department violated California law and misappropriated taxpayer dollars. (Credit: Pomona PD/Twitter)
  At the heart of the lawsuit is the California Act to Save Lives, or AB 392, wh
  
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• Santa Ana Man Charged With Repeated Child Rape, Held On $1 Million Bail

  01-08-2020 01:22
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A Santa Ana man is charged in the repeated rape of a young girl.
  48-year-old Jose Manuel Cardososaldivar was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $1 million bail.
  He is accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Santa Ana from when she was 6 and raping her multiple times while she was a teen.
  Cardososaldivar is charged with five counts of sexual intercourse with a child 10 or younger, possession of child pornography, four counts of rape and other charges.
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• LA County Reports 2,651 New Coronavirus Cases, Record High 69 Deaths

  01-08-2020 01:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday reported 2,651 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and a record high 69 new deaths, bringing countywide totals to 188,481 cases and 4,621 deaths.
  A sign at a COVID-19 testing center is written in English and Spanish amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 31 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
  The increase in deaths reported Friday is significantly higher than was was reporte
  
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• LA County Reports 2,651 New Coronavirus Cases, 69 Deaths

  01-08-2020 01:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday reported 2,651 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 69 new deaths, bringing countywide totals to 188,481 cases and 4,621 deaths.
  A sign at a COVID-19 testing center is written in English and Spanish amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 31 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
  The increase in deaths reported Friday is significantly higher than was was reported last week, w
  
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• Men Admit To Skid Row Scheme Offering $1, Cigarettes For Fraudulent Voter Registration

  01-08-2020 00:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Prosecutors say four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms.
  Richard Howard, 64, and Louis Thomas Wise, 38 pleaded no contest Friday to one felony count each of subscribing a fictitious name, or the name of another to an initiative petition and registration of a fictitious person,the Los Angeles County Di
  
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• Shirley Fire Burns 25 Acres Near Chatsworth; At Least One Home Threatened

  01-08-2020 00:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) –A 25-acre brush fire threatened some homes Friday in Ventura County between Simi Valley and Chatsworth.
  July 31, 2020. (CBSLA)
  Los Angeles city and county crews were assisting Ventura firefighters in the Shirley Fire, which broke out a little before noon on a hillside in the 200 block of West Box Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  At least one home was threatened. Box Canyon Road was closed in the area of Shirley Drive.
  L.A County Fire Departmen
  
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• Hillside Brush Fire Burns 25 Acres Near Chatsworth; At Least One Home Threatened

  01-08-2020 00:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) –A 25-acre brush fire threatened some homes Friday in Ventura County between Simi Valley and Chatsworth.
  July 31, 2020. (CBSLA)
  Los Angeles city and county crews were assisting Ventura firefighters in the Shirley Fire, which broke out a little before noon on a hillside in the 200 block of West Box Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  At least one home was threatened. Box Canyon Road was closed in the area of Shirley Drive.
  L.A County Fire Departmen
  
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• Crews Stop Forward Spread Of Brush Fire Burning In Sunland, Man Detained For Questioning

  01-08-2020 00:00
  
  SUNLAND (CBSLA) — A brush fire was burning Friday in Sunland but ho homes were threatened.
  The fire was reported at 1:09 p.m. in the 8100 block of West Ellenbogen Street and was burning at moderate speed in 10 mile-per-hour winds, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  A shift in the wind could create conditions for faster fire spread, LAFD said.BRUSH FIRE | FS74 #Sunland | 8112 Ellenbogen St | #LACoFD responding a full 1st Alarm assignment into the Initial Action Zone with @LAFD. 2
  
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• Crews Stop Forward Spread Of Brush Fire Burning In Sunland Area, Man Detained For Questioning

  01-08-2020 00:00
  
  SUNLAND (CBSLA) — A brush fire was burning Friday in the Sunland Area, but ho homes were threatened.
  The fire was reported at 1:09 p.m. in the 8100 block of West Ellenbogen Street and was burning at moderate speed in 10 mile-per-hour winds, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  A shift in the wind could create conditions for faster fire spread, LAFD said.BRUSH FIRE | FS74 #Sunland | 8112 Ellenbogen St | #LACoFD responding a full 1st Alarm assignment into the Initial Action Zone wit
  
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• Crews Respond To Brush Fire Burning In Sunland Area, Man Detained For Questioning

  01-08-2020 00:00
  
  SUNLAND (CBSLA) — A brush fire was burning Friday in the Sunland Area, but ho homes were threatened.
  The fire was reported at 1:09 p.m. in the 8100 block of West Ellenbogen Street and was burning at moderate speed in 10 mile-per-hour winds, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  A shift in the wind could create conditions for faster fire spread, LAFD said.BRUSH FIRE | FS74 #Sunland | 8112 Ellenbogen St | #LACoFD responding a full 1st Alarm assignment into the Initial Action Zone wit
  
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