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The National Guard have been called in to help exhausted firefighters battling six separate fires as the apocalyptic skies of Los Angeles continue to fill with smoke. Two new catastrophic blazes broke out late on Wednesday night in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City - forcing first responders to redeploy their already-scarce resources to the hellish, burnt landscape. The latest fires mean huge swathes of iconic southern California real estate from Malibu to Santa Monica, and from Pacific Palisades to Runyon Canyon, are ablaze, impacting millions who were caught off guard by the unprecedented spread and carnage.

A Los Angeles mansion frequented by Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart was bought by a real estate developer working for BLM founder Patrisse Cullors and her partner for $3.1 million, and then purchased by BLM's foundation just six days later for $5.8 million in cash, it has emerged. The rapid price inflation 'raises serious questions,' ethics experts said. The purchase of the 6,500 square-foot, six-bedroom property in Studio City was first revealed on Monday by New York Magazine, amid growing questions about BLM's finances. The organization in February 2021 said it had taken in more than $90 million in 2020...

He may want to stick to spaceships for now. William Shatner was involved in a car accident on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., Tuesday afternoon, as evidenced from photographs taken from the scene. The “Star Trek” star, 90, was driving alone in his black Mercedes-Benz SUV when he got into an accident with an unidentified woman driving a silver Acura sedan. It’s unclear how the incident happened, or who caused it, but it appears both cars were damaged in the wreck.

Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, was killed in a car accident early Sunday, police and his publicist said. Yelchin, 27, was struck by his own car as it rolled backward down his driveway in Studio City, according to Los Angeles police Officer Jenny Hosier. The car pinned Yelchin against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence. He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it started rolling. He was on his way to meet friends for a...

Several wives and mothers of serving troops are conducting a weekly counterprotest of a Kerry/antiwar protest at the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, CA, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. There have been a couple of minor incidents (one restraining order in place and a prosecution for assault pending) but we need a few more bodies to hold the two corners facing the lefty crowd. The point is not to provoke confrontations but to provide a presence. We can provide flags and signs or you're welcome to bring your own. Anybody who can get down there is...