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Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT 'Treacherous' fire bears down on Acton with air assault underway Los Angeles Times - Aug 30 12:03 PM EDT 10,000 homes are threatened Los Angeles Times - Aug 30 2:38 AM EDT Fire expands into Acton, containment remains low Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 30 3:13 PM EDT One person reportedly burned at Big Tujunga Ranger Station Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 29 6:13 PM EDT Station Fire Threatens Thousands Of Homes CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 30 6:00 PM EDT Firefighters Gain Ground On Yosemite Fire CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 30 4:24 PM EDT Los Angeles Times 'Treacherous' fire bears down on Acton with air assault underway Aug 30 12:03 PM EDT The Station fire was bearing down on the small community of Acton as firefighters made an all-out battle to keep a wildfire that has burned 35,000 acres from destroying more homes. 10,000 homes are threatened Aug 30 2:38 AM EDT Across the burning foothills, 1,000 are ordered to flee. Others watch, and dread the phone call to evacuate. The unstoppable Angeles National Forest fire threatened 10,000 homes Saturday night as it more than tripled in size and chewed through a rapidly widening swath of the Crescenta Valley, where flames closed in on backyards and at least 1,000 homes were ordered evacuated. Waiting and worrying as flames toy with a town Aug 30 12:31 AM EDT In La Ca����ada Flintridge, the blaze has loitered, then lunged, leaving residents on edge. My town on the edge of the hill is fearful and a little forlorn. For four days, the flames have crept across the mountain. There's been barely a wisp of wind to feed it or hurry it along. So it chews its way slowly through the scrub oak, the manzanita, the buckwheat. I look up at the ridge, lighted like a ... A weekend of real summer at Camp Wesson Aug 30 12:16 AM EDT The camp sponsored by City Councilman Herb J. Wesson Jr. allows 70 disadvantaged children to escape city life for three days in Griffith Park. Although many children are preparing to go back to school next week, 70 disadvantaged youths are being treated to a healthy dose of summer fun at a Griffith Park camp this weekend that offers first-time experiences such as archery and camping. Fire triples in size; at least 10,000 homes threatened Aug 29 10:38 PM EDT The Angeles National Forest blaze spreads rapidly to the east and west, forcing residents to flee foothill neighborhoods including La Ca����ada Flintridge, Altadena, Glendale and Big Tujunga Canyon. The Station fire in Angeles National Forest tripled in size today, spreading rapidly to the east and west and threatening at least 10,000 homes in a broad swath of foothill neighborhoods in areas ... Los Angeles Daily News Fire expands into Acton, containment remains low Aug 30 3:13 PM EDT The stubborn Station Fire that began near La Canada Thursday moved north and bore down on Acton this morning, after burning through 35,000 acres of forest land, destroying nearly 30 recreational cabins in the Big Tujunga Canyon area, and leaving a thick shroud of smoke over the San Fernando One person reportedly burned at Big Tujunga Ranger Station Aug 29 6:13 PM EDT The fire menacing the northern end of the Los Angeles basin lurched suddenly to the north Saturday, and a person was apparently burned when power lines reportedly fell on a ranger station. Obama delivers emotional eulogy to Kennedy Aug 29 1:44 PM EDT BOSTON - President Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning and remembering "the greatest legislator of our time," celebrating the indelible impact of Edward M. Wildfire rages within whisker of San Fernando Valley Aug 29 1:44 PM EDT A growing wildfire sending massive billows of smoke into the sky north of Los Angeles nearly tripled in size Saturday, injuring three residents, knocking out power to homes and prompting evacuations in a number of mountain communities. PHOTOS: Smoke over the Valley Mega ticket bought in San Gabriel worth $165 million Aug 29 1:43 PM EDT A Mega Millions ticket sold at a San Gabriel noodle shop and worth $166.5 million is one of two winning tickets to match all six numbers in the latest round of the multi-state lottery game. CBS 2 Los Angeles Station Fire Threatens Thousands Of Homes Aug 30 6:00 PM EDT Wildfire threatened over 10,000 homes, 500 commercial properties and 2,000 other structures. and rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, spreading in all directions in hot, dry conditions. Firefighters Gain Ground On Yosemite Fire Aug 30 4:24 PM EDT Mild weather has helped firefighters gain ground on a growing fire in Yosemite National Park. Park spokeswoman Vickie Mates says evacuations were still in place on Sunday for about 50 homes in the Foresta and Old El Portal communities. SoCal Temperatures Reach Triple Digits Aug 30 11:09 AM EDT Valley and inland temperatures were expected to push past 100 degrees across most of Southern California again Sunday. Villaraigosa To Announce New Discount Drug Program Aug 30 10:49 AM EDT Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Monday planned to announce a discount prescription program available to all city residents. Local Church To Pay Tribute To Sen. Ted Kennedy Aug 30 10:30 AM EDT A tribute to the late Senator Ted Kennedy was planned to be incorporated into Sunday's service at First A.M.E. Church. The Rev. John J. Hunter and his wife decided to honor the long-serving senator. NBC Los Angeles Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Calif. Aug 30 2:03 PM EDT Two tickets matched the winning numbers for an estimated $333 million Mega Millions jackpot and one was purchased here in Califoria. Former Palms KFC Now Serving Weed, Not Wings Aug 28 1:50 PM EDT An abandoned KFC on Exposition becomes Kind for Cures, a dispensary of medicinal marijuana. Blowing Away Air Pollution Aug 28 10:53 AM EDT A program exchanges loud leaf blowers for quiet ones. Some Gum Can Kill Your Pets Aug 28 9:23 AM EDT That stick of gum you have in your purse or pocket may be tasty to you, but it could be deadly to your golden retriever Molly or cost Snowball all of her nine lives. Bullet Train Plans Derailed by Wealthy Tech-Exec Haven Aug 28 9:23 AM EDT A judge's ruling in a lawsuit filed in part by ultrarich Atherton and Menlo Park residents could delay high-speed rail and cost the project billions. KABC-TV Los Angeles Evac. orders given to Acton residents Aug 30 11:49 AM EDT Acton residents were told to evacuate as the Station Fire nears the 14 Freeway. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Evacuations Aug 30 4:07 AM EDT Do you follow mandatory evacuations when there is a fire? Station fire evacuations Aug 30 2:09 AM EDT Station fire mandatory evacuation have been ordered. Firefighters save hanging window washers Aug 29 2:24 PM EDT Firefighters rushed to rescue four window washers hanging over Sunset Blvd. Man kills wife, wounds 11-year-old son Aug 29 11:54 AM EDT Police are looking for a man who fatally shot his wife and wounded his 11-year-old son.

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