L.A. is shutting down six city blocks to host the largest Fourth of July celebration on the West Coast — featuring live DJs, a drone show and a Ferris Wheel – Secret Los Angeles

$100K in jewelry stolen in violent kidnapping, robbery in Southern California  KTLA Los Angeles

Stunned and in tears, survivors of L.A. fires return to find their homes gone  The Globe and Mail L.A. wildfires devour thousands of homes as death toll rises to 10  CBC News An aerial view of the LA fires: Neighborhoods torched, communities look like war zones  USA TODAY Neighbor says this home was ‘touched by God’ in community that now looks ‘like a war zone’  CNN ‘Apocalyptic’: ghastly remains of Malibu come into focus  Phys.org

Obesity Rate In U.S. Adults No Longer Growing, New CDC Data Suggests  Patch