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Brush fire burns near the Getty Center
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (104+ words) NBC Los Angeles Brush fire burns near the Getty Center A brush fire broke out near the Getty Center in Brentwood on Wednesday afternoon. NewsChopper4 is above the approximately 5-acre blaze burning on the west side of the 405 Freeway. Stream Los…...
Kurk Fire: Crews fight 1,000-acre fire in San Saba County
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (202+ words) SAN SABA COUNTY, Texas - Crews are fighting the Kurk Fire in San Saba County near Cherokee. As of Wednesday, Sept. 9, the fire has burned 1,000 acres and is 50 percent contained. No evacuations have happened at this point. No injuries have been…...
Parks & Rec Board votes to recommend city rename East Park after WWII hero from Amarillo
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (217+ words) AMARILLO (KVII) — The Parks and Recreation Board will recommend the city rename East Park after a World War II hero from Amarillo. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend the renaming of East Park to Gabriel Chavez Park. "Every morning…...
Conservation group names Juan Seguin campus as endangered landmark
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (87+ words) The three buildings that made up the Juan Seguin campus are now recognized by the Latinos Heritage Conservation as an Endangered LatinX Landmark. A marker shows the Juan Seguin campus' designation as a state-recognized historical place. A former Juan Seguin…...
Five communities, one city: Encinitas celebrates 40 years
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (410+ words) This October, Encinitas marks 40 years as an incorporated city—a milestone celebrating the fiercely local spirit that brought the community together. According to Carolyn Cope, president of the Encinitas Historical Society, the driving force behind incorporation in 1986 was simple: local…...
City considering renaming East Park after WWII hero from Amarillo
1+ week, 5+ day ago (133+ words) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The city is considering renaming East Park after a WWII hero from Amarillo. Pfc. Gabriel Chavez was killed on April 29, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. He rushed an enemy machine-gun position while carrying a grenade, killing five…...
La Jolla Historical Society changes name but not mission
2+ week, 2+ day ago (143+ words) Times of San Diego After 62 years, La Jolla Historical Society is now officially dubbed The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla. A new chapter was marked on Saturday, Aug. 15, when La Jolla Historical Society unveiled its new name and…...
Downtown LA's Pershing Square Could Get Historic New Name
2+ week, 6+ day ago (481+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles City Council committee advanced a proposal Tuesday to rename downtown's Pershing Square in honor of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a formerly enslaved woman who became a prominent Los Angeles landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In a…...
The history and planting of Palm Springs' iconic palm trees
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (657+ words) Just as plane trees populate Hausmann’s Paris boulevards; cypress dot the winding borders of Tuscan roads; Berlin’s grandest promenade Unter den Linden, literally under the linden trees, proceeds towards the city center; and London features flanks of chestnut and lime…...
Jamaica, Queens house fire leaves dozens displaced
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (33+ words) CBS News - The 5:33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change Jamaica, Queens house fire leaves dozens displaced...