AP Photo/Mike Meadows | For more images of the Tea Fire, see our Photo Essay As of 8:30 this morning, Santa Barbara County had the following information available regarding the devastating 'Tea' fire: * 1,800 acres burned * 111 residences destroyed, 9 residences damaged * Damage assessment is continuing * 5,446 homes evacuated * More than 2,200 firefighters * 17 injuries from smoke inhalation * 3 burn injuriesSan Marcos High School continues to be......

Brace yourselves, Southlanders--there could be tornadoes brewing out there. The National Weather Service in Oxnard has issued a Tornado Warning for southwest Los Angeles County in southwest California, including the cities of Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Topanga until 9:45 p.m. PST. [KABC] Although it's a brief warning, the overall weather picture remains grim here in the greater Los Angeles area. We're under warnings and advisories galore; the flood advisory is still up for Ventura and......

Carole Meyers, the first female rabbi to lead a congregation in L.A., died at age 50 of bone cancer this past Thursday. A month-old wildfire in Santa Barbara County continued to grow and burned through another 1,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders for a dozen homes. An LAPD officer was killed earlier today after crashing his motorcycle on the 101 freeway. The Belmont Shore team won the 2007 ViewSonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival yesterday.......

- Stubborn week old fire in Northern Santa Barbara County still not contained. - Fire in Banning took 19 acres before it was under control after 45-minutes. - Orange County bus strike could be now over. - "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L.A. will reportedly fork over the largest payout to date in the church's sexual abuse scandal." - "At least 33 infants were infected in the 1980s by HIV-tainted transfusions at Cedars-Sinai." -......

- Reggie the Alligator is back to say whaddup bitches - LA Observed - Mayor Tony dreams of being on Ugly Betty. Don't we all, bro? - Daily News - Any teen who attends Saturday's all-teen performance of the rock musical Quixote will get an autographed copy of Don Quixote signed by one of the performers. Yay? - Valley News - Rapist who killed 10 women including a woman 6 months pregnant found guilty......