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Articles from the July 26, 2016 edition


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  • At Least 2 Dead and 16 Wounded in Fort Meyers Shooting

    Observer Staff|Jul 26, 2016

    Two people were killed and at least 16 others wounded in a shooting early Monday morning at the Club Blu in Fort Myers, Florida. A 14-year-old and a high school basketball star lost their lives as the nightclub hosted a late night teen event called the "Swimsuit Glow Party." Two other locations were involved in the incident, and the police have detained three people for questioning. Police were first called to Club Blu at 12:30 a.m. on Monday. They arrived to find several wounded victims lying...

  • Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Issues Sand Fire Information

    Jul 26, 2016

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has posted the following information for those who might be affected by the ongoing Sand Fire northeast of Los Angeles. Posted 7 pm Sunday July 24. #‎SandFire‬ Spreading North into Placerita Canyon, Thank you for Evacuating, Sand Canyon Los Angeles County Firefighters and Sheriff's Deputies, along with many other police agencies, organizations, and volunteers continue to battle the Sand Fire affecting residents in the Sand Canyon area. The fire has bur...

  • Is the Sand Fire North of Los Angeles a Sign of Global Warming, or the Apocalypse?

    David Ganezer, Observer Publisher|Jul 26, 2016

    The Sand Fire has burned an area the size of Manhattan. The 1,500 families who have been evacuated no doubt find this very real, and if they didn't subscribe to climate change theories in the past, they certainly do now. Like a Hollywood film about the Apocalypse, the huge fire North of Los Angeles has caused an exodus of people, death, destruction and hand wringing. I don't mean to make light of this tragedy, and I'm hardly a religious person. But even I see a few interesting similarities...

  • Red Flag Fire and Heat Warning EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY 10 PM

    Jul 26, 2016

    The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties for the weekend of July 23–24. All residents are urged to exercise extreme caution during these hot, dry days because a simple spark could cause a major wildfire. A Red Flag Warning is the highest alert level, issued for weather events which may result in extreme fire behavior that will occur within 24 hours. Red Flag Warnings & Fire Weather Watches are issued by the NWS to a...

  • Sand Fire: LA County State of Emergency, 25% Containment

    Observer Staff Writer|Jul 26, 2016

    - 7 PM 7/26 Return Home for Many Evacuees - Cloud Caused by Controlled Burn - FEMA provides Fire Management Assistance Grant - Wildfire Regions are No-Fly Zones for Drones - Donations can go to the Red Cross or your Local Fire Station - Donations Also Needed for the Care of Hundreds of Animals - LA County Declares Local State of Emergency - Acting Governor Tom Torlakson declares LA County State of Emergency On Monday afternoon, a huge cloud of smoke from the Sand Fire was seen across Southern...

  • Clever Found Guilty of Cleaving his Girlfriends Heart and Lungs

    Observer Staff|Jul 26, 2016

    Alexander Anthony Clever, 28, today pleaded no contest to murdering his then-35-year-old girlfriend in a motel in Pomona. Clever not only plead to first degree murder, but admitted the special circumstance of committing torture during the course of the murder. On November 29, 2014, Clever, his girlfriend, Yvette Silva, and two others were in a motel on South Garey Avenue, near the junction of the 60 and 71 freeways. The couple's companions could hear Clever and Silva arguing in the bathroom. Whe...