‘Fabulous’ Little Rock native, 95, dies in LA fire last week
A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community.
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A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California ... was a little further out, but ...
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It Wasn’t Just a Diner. It Was a Hub for Altadena.
Barbara Shay, the owner of the Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, right, stands with her daughter, Annisa Faquir. Their restaurant was a community hub in Altadena, Calif., for decades.Credit...
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California firefighters confront alleged looters stealing Emmy Award during Eaton Fire: ‘You are not doing this’
A group of California firefighters stopped an alleged ... Los Angeles County Fire Department were working in a burned-down Altadena neighborhood on Thursday when they came across two suspicious ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did
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95-year-old grandmother with ties to old Hollywood is killed in the Eaton fire
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929 ... days after Curry died in the California wildfires. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) Curry died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged through the community. Her granddaughter had dropped her off ...
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Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
The first member of the Benn family to settle in Altadena, California, was Charles Benn ... because this is a wonderful little neighborhood. But, I mean, we didn’t have a lock on that—yeah ...
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‘Fabulous’ Little Rock native, 95, dies in LA fire last week
A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community. Dalyce Curry's ...
Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Remembering the victims of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires
It's been two weeks since the wildfires began ravaging parts of Southern California. Firefighters are making progress, but the biggest fires are not yet fully contained. At least 27 people have lost their lives and officials say the full death toll is not yet known.
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Electrical tower eyed as possible cause of deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles area: reports
The Eaton Fire has burned hundreds of acres near Altadena on Jan. 7, 2025. (Alert California) It will likely take months before investigators are able to definitively state the cause of the Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than 14,000 acres and claimed ...
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Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast
Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.