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Jan 15 (Reuters) - LIV Golf has named Scott O'Neil as its new CEO replacing Greg Norman, who has held the position for the Saudi-backed league since its inception in 2021. O'Neil will drive the ...

Joan Didion There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through it. It’s where the best Los Angeles writers have done their work ...

The new CEO of LIV Golf has something the outgoing one never had—a relationship with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. Whether that means a faster road to possible peace in the game remains unc ...

At least 16 people have been killed in the wildfires that continued to rage in Southern California on Sunday (January 12), powered by Santa Ana winds that gusted to 112 kmph in some places. The fires ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some are questioning why the Santa Ynez reservoir, located in the Palisades Highlands, was offline during the Palisades Fire firefight. The reservoir has a ...

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring ...

Damaging winds, downed trees, power outages and raging wildfires. Santa Ana winds can lead to all of these and more, potentially leading to life-threatening conditions. Knowing what Santa Ana ...

The ferocious wildfires turning areas of Los Angeles into raging infernos are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands ...

The winds from hell have returned. Santa Ana winds, one of the nation's most notorious wind events and an ongoing weather hazard in Southern California, have helped fuel the destructive wildfires ...