‘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., ...
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Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection.
95-year-old grandmother with ties to old Hollywood among California fire victims
At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” to her large extended family, other than “fabulous ...
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Pictures of L.A. fire damage show aftermath of California blazes
As wind-whipped fires turned the L.A.-area neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Altadena from sunny Southern California paradise into smoky hellscape, photojournalists who captured the blazes ...
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“Everything’s gone, we have to rebuild”: Native New Iberian flees Altadena, California during wildfires
IBERIA PARISH (NEW IBERIA) — A native of New Iberia who fled his burning home in Altadena, California ... was basically a tinderbox.” With little time to spare, Viator grabbed a bag and ...
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'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California ... “It’s a little more rural than Pasadena because you can see black bears ...
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Altadena resident using garden hose to fight flames says 'they shut the water off on us'
ALTADENA, Calif. -- Birds are returning to areas ... "My dad fought in World War II came back to a segregated country and there were little fragments of his tours around the Pacific that I really ...
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An Inferno in Southern California, and One Family’s Escape
Aurielle Hall knew she had little time to get herself and her daughter out of Altadena. Convincing Aunt ... After a couple years at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she dropped ...
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California wildfires devastate Altadena: How one man tried to save his block
California, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Flames were licking his fence, he was choking on smoke, and bullets were whizzing by his leg. Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the ...