Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Sycamore fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the 4800 block of Cinco View Drive near Whittier. 2 homes destroyed, 1 damaged as firefighters halt progress of Whittier-area brush fire Skip to ...
View north of the Whittier Narrows Dam. The Whittier Narrows Recreation Area is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km 2) multi-use facility, mostly in an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County, containing North Lake, Center Lake, and Legg Lake (where radio-controlled model speedboats may be operated), a rifle and pistol shooting range, numerous softball and soccer fields with picnic tables, a paved airstrip ...
The 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake occurred on June 28 at 07:43:55 local time with a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).The thrust earthquake resulted in two deaths, around 100 injuries, and damage estimated at $33.5–40 million.
The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles north of Whittier in the town of Rosemead , had a relatively shallow depth, and was felt ...
The Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire are now among the top 5 most destructive wildfires ever recorded in California. At least 11 people are dead and more than 10,000 homes and other structures ...
PHOTO: An ABC News graphic shows the fire forecast in Southern California on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (ABC News) The wind in the region relaxed overnight as the low pressure, which was helping ...
Whittier (/ ˈ hw ɪ t i ər /) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km 2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. [6]
Whittier police officials weren’t immediately available for comment. Five people were injured, two critically, in an explosion at a food truck in Whittier on Saturday, authorities said.