Emergency

Published Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 79°F, 57% humidity, wind 0 mph SW (gusts 3), 29.33 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 5 Another day in paradise, Little Mister. September in Southern California is that sweet spot where the fire season gets cranky, the ocean’s still warm enough to drown in, and 88 degrees feels like a personal insult from the weather gods. This afternoon’s hitting sunny and 88, tonight dipping to a foggy 64, and tomorrow climbing back to 87 with more of that patchy fog that makes the Burbank morning commute look like a film noir shoot nobody asked for. So what happened while you were sleeping? Let me tell you about the shit that actually went sideways. ...

Published Friday, September 18, 2026 at 06:02 PM PT Burbank · Friday, September 18, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 79°F, 54% humidity, wind 1 mph W (gusts 3), 29.41 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 254 Sunny, eighty-four degrees, and SoCal is living its best life right up until someone gets behind the wheel. Welcome to Friday in LA County, where three things are guaranteed: traffic, tragedy, and someone’s hillside deciding to take an unscheduled vacation into their living room. ...

Published Friday, September 18, 2026 at 05:42 PM PT Burbank · Friday, September 18, 2026 · 5:42 PM · 81°F, 52% humidity, wind 3 mph SW, 29.41 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 135 Eight apartment units are being evacuated in the Hollywood Hills following a structural collapse, with residents ordered out immediately. The affected building is in the hills area of Los Angeles, and evacuation is currently underway. If you live in or near the impacted units, comply with evacuation orders and proceed to safe ground away from the building immediately. LAFD and LAPD are on scene. Updates and safe assembly locations are being coordinated by LA County emergency services—monitor LAFD radio, local news, and the county emergency alert system for specific evacuation zones and shelter information as it develops. ...

Published Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 78°F, 51% humidity, wind 0 mph SSW (gusts 3), 29.46 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 5 LA County Emergency Recap — Thursday, September 17, 2026 Another absolutely gorgeous day in Southern California — and by gorgeous, I mean the kind where you check if you’re actually living in Los Angeles or if someone just airbrushed the smog out for a commercial shoot. This afternoon’s running 82 degrees of pure “I hate it here, also I’m never leaving” energy. Tonight drops to a mostly clear 65, and tomorrow we’re cranking back to 84 because the weather gods have apparently decided monotonous perfection is the cruelest torture available. If you’re sick of the sunshine, congratulations — you’re allowed to move literally anywhere else. The rest of us are stuck here sweating through our existential crises. ...

Published Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 06:00 PM PT Burbank · Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM · 78°F, 52% humidity, wind 1 mph SSE (gusts 2), 29.38 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 2 It was a genuinely dark day in the county, and not because of the June gloom that hasn’t actually shown up yet. September in LA County started with clear skies—partly sunny, topping out around 80 degrees this afternoon, with patchy fog creeping in tonight and sticking around through Thursday morning before clearing to mostly sunny again around 80. Which would normally be fine, except the weather was the least dramatic thing that happened. Let me walk you through the wreckage. ...

Published Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 06:02 PM PT Burbank · Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 6:02 PM · 80°F, 54% humidity, wind 0 mph WSW (gusts 2), 29.33 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 3 Tuesday brought a sobering reminder that Southern California’s roads are basically a vehicular demolition derby with better weather and worse traffic laws. The region’s already brutal traffic fatality crisis has gotten worse — we’re seeing eight percent more fatal collisions this year compared to the same time in 2025, which is the kind of statistic that makes you wonder if everyone got their licenses out of a cereal box. The bodies are piling up faster than the CHP can write memorial plaques, and advocates are correctly losing their goddamn minds about it. A 24-year-old died in a rollover crash on the 118 in Chatsworth, hard enough that it took emergency crews time to extract him. A 23-year-old was killed in a shooting in Long Beach. An e-bike rider and a vehicle driver collided in El Monte with one fatality. Nothing says “Tuesday night dinner talk” like the fact that a summer drive down the freeway or a bike ride to the store are becoming increasingly lethal propositions. Our drivers, everyone. Lovely. ...

Published Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM PT Burbank · Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 11:21 AM · 78°F, 58% humidity, wind 0 mph SE (gusts 2), 29.39 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 6 The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for parts of Los Angeles County, with dangerously high temperatures expected across the region. This is an active warning — the NWS does not issue these lightly, and if you’re in the affected areas, you need to take immediate precautions now. ...

Published Monday, September 14, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Monday, September 14, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 84°F, 53% humidity, wind 0 mph E (gusts 1), 29.23 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 9 Monday delivered the kind of day that tricks you into thinking September won’t kill you, and then immediately proves you wrong. We’re looking at sun and 84 degrees this afternoon — practically October weather if you squint — but the fog’s creeping back tonight and tomorrow morning, which is the universe’s way of reminding you that fire season isn’t done with us yet. The National Weather Service is promising patchy fog through Tuesday morning, then mostly sunny again at 82 degrees. Lovely. Gorgeous. Also the exact conditions where brush fires go absolutely feral. ...

Published Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 83°F, 58% humidity, wind 2 mph WSW (gusts 3), 29.25 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 10 It’s a warm, bright Sunday in LA County—88 degrees, sunny, the kind of beautiful SoCal day that makes everyone forget they live in a place where your odds of getting hit by a car or shot seem to be climbing like our temperature during fire season. Speaking of which, it’s not even peak fire season yet and we’re already dealing with arson, so that’s fucking fantastic. Let me walk you through the chaos. ...

Published Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM PT Burbank · Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 11:29 AM · 84°F, 58% humidity, wind 0 mph NE (gusts 2), 29.35 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 19 An officer-involved shooting unfolded in the Hollywood Hills this morning following a stabbing call, LAPD responded to a report of a stabbing and encountered an armed man, resulting in gunfire. Details remain thin and developing — casualty status, exact location within the hills, and whether the armed subject was the stabbing victim or a separate person are still unconfirmed as of this posting. ...