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According to the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office, the judge on Thursday did not find "sufficient probable cause to hold her to answer to the charged offense." Buzzard was also discharged from her pretrial supervision.
The nonprofit's in-depth analysis examined the region's history, noting that the Southern California area creates "persistent conditions conducive to wildfires."
Crews responded around 12:22 p.m. to the apartment complex in the 1800 block of Hillcrest Drive. The tree fell into two separate apartments, affecting eight units, and two of those were occupied at the time.
Darren Williams, Wescom president and CEO, said that they are starting to notify wildfire survivors this week through letters, emails, and text messages.
"The City sincerely hopes Mr. Saldaña can now move forward in his new life," the City of Baldwin Park wrote in a news release.
In a social media post, LAPD Operations Central Bureau said officers discovered a puppy mill of "severely emaciated and sick dogs" on Thursday during a Heavy Metal Task Force enforcement operation.
A 29-year-old Simi Valley resident who was residing in the sober living home where the van was stolen from faces felony unlawful taking of a vehicle and felony evading of a peace officer with reckless disregard for public safety.
After her plea, Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was released from custody with a GPS monitor. She was arrested by detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department on Nov. 7 for alleged false imprisonment.
In Los Angeles County, parades, flyovers, and observances are happening throughout the day.
"This is what it looks like to use every public tool we have, and every piece of land and every policy and every dollar to fight displacement and make this city work for the people," LA Councilmember EunissesHernandez said.
Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested on Friday for false imprisonment. "Although this arrest occurred during the course of the missing person investigation, it is not directly related to Melodee's disappearance," the sheriff's department wrote in a news release.
Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said at a Friday morning news conference that arson investigators determined the Mountain Fire's most likely cause "was the extreme winds dislodging a pocket of covered hot tire debris from an earlier fire in the Balcom, Bixby area."
Around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, as the bus was traveling southbound on Figueroa Street near 80th Street, an altercation broke out between two men on the bus.
Homicide Lieutenant Michael Modica said the shooting was particularly brazen as the suspect went into Mitchell's home around 4:15 a.m. to kill him as other family members, including a child, were inside sleeping.
The affected birds, Western Grebes, have black and white feathers, long, pointy bills, and distinctive red eyes.