SENIOR Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Richard Jones says the agency will begin construction of the Bernard Lodge housing development in St Catherine, in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, Jones said the development will include 1,600 studio and single bedrooms, detached and semi-detached units.
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ELKHART, Ind. (CBS Local) — A picture of a child, who is barely visible while playing in a pile of leaves at the edge of a road, is getting a lot of attention. A UPS driver took the photo and shared it online to serve as a warning for drivers, parents and children. Jordan Weaver said he was making deliveries in Elkhart when he spotted the child. “I couldn’t believe it at first — my heart completely stopped,” Weaver told WSBT . Driver Jordan Weaver was delivering packages in a neighborhood when he saw a young boy hiding in the leaves. https://t.co/6YmgVzCSmo — CBS 21 News (@CBS21NEWS) November 13, 2018 Weaver says UPS drivers see potentially dangerous situations like this one all the time. “Luckily, I parked across the street from the stop so I didn’t see the child until after I made the delivery. So I immediately grabbed my phone, and went and asked the mother if I could take the picture.” “He could have died,” said Dayana Botello, who saw the photo on Facebook. “I said ‘Oh my goodness, I have to be even more careful in paying attention to our kids.’” Weaver says he hopes the photo will make everyone pay more attention when they get behind the wheel. “You really have to keep your eyes open,” said Weaver. “No matter what street you’re on, no matter where you’re at, just have to keep your eyes open. You have to pay attention to everything around you constantly.”
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LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Police released a composite sketch Wednesday of a man they say exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl in Long Beach. A parent called police to report their daughter had been walking home the afternoon before Halloween in the area of Charlemagne Avenue and Village Road when a man in a car approached her and exposed himself to her while making sexual comments, according to Long Beach police. The suspect then drove away, police said. He was described a white man about 19 to 25 years old, between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall, 170 to 200 pounds, with brown hair and driving a white, older-model two-door sedan with black rims. Anyone with information about the man’s identity or the case can call detectives at (562) 570-7368 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBS Local) — A former Marine has been banned from Walt Disney World theme parks after he rode the Splash Mountain roller coaster while holding up a “Trump 2020” banner. Dion Cini posted a photo on his Facebook page last Wednesday showing him on the ride with the sign. The image included a yellow “Trespassed” note from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. “Trespassed from all of Walt Disney World properties to include, but not limited to, Theme Parks, Water Parks, Resorts and Disney Springs,” the order reads. Cini was banned from Disney property in 2017 after he was pictured waving a Trump 2020 banner over the park’s Main Street Train Station. But Disney management eventually lifted the ban. Disney rules state that visitors are not allowed to stage “unauthorized events, demonstrations or speeches, or the usage of any flag, banner or sign for commercial purposes, or to incite a crowd.” Cini says his latest actions didn’t violate the policy and that he was unfairly ejected from the park. “The second time, I just held up a small sign…and I did not incite a crowd,” Cini told The New York Post . “So I actually proved my own theory. That they kicked me out ’cause of the context of the sign and not the policy.” But Disney claims that they would have banned Cini even if he held a sign in support of other politicians or causes. “Walt Disney World welcomes all Guests to enjoy our parks,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “However, demonstrations and the display of signs and banners is not permitted on the premises.”
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JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (CBS Local) — Some parishioners will now be allowed to carry weapons in a historically black church in Kentucky after it was visited by a white man accused of gunning down two black people at a grocery store. Police say Gregory Bush, 51, was seen on surveillance video trying to enter the First Baptist Church minutes before he went on to kill two people at a nearby Kroger on Oct. 24. The victims, Vickie Lee Jones, 67, and Maurice E. Stallard, 69, were both black, while Bush is white. Jeffersontown Police Chief Sam Rogers told WLKY that he believes the shooting was racially motivated. Man accused of killing 2 at Jeffersontown Kroger has history of violence, mental illness https://t.co/fmh50R0TZw pic.twitter.com/hdMQGMCAQo — WLKY (@WLKY) October 26, 2018 “One of our members saw him here,” Rev. Kevin Nelson, senior pastor at the church, told WDRB . The doors of the church were locked because of recent church shootings in other parts of the country. “Had we opened the door, he would have had the advantage and someone would have been killed or injured,” Nelson said. The church already employs a few off-duty police officers. But after last month’s close call, the church is also asking members with security and law enforcement backgrounds to carry firearms during bible studies and services. So far, seven parishioners have been identified to take on the responsibility. Members with concealed-carry permits will also be allowed to bring their guns if they notify church leaders.
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PACIFIC PALISADES (CBSLA) — With Pacific Coast Highway indefinitely closed due to the Woolsey Fire, the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades will stay closed until at least Thanksgiving Day. Both the villa and the Getty Center, which is located alongside the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, are safe from the fire. But with no timeline for reopening evacuation zones in Malibu or PCH, the Getty Villa will stay closed, according to Getty’s Lisa Lapin. Because PCH will likely be needed for disaster recovery efforts, the Getty Villa will remain closed to the public until further notice, and at least through Thanksgiving Day. Both museums are safe and the art and archives secure, Lapin said. Getty officials said Saturday that the villa is being used as a place for fire crews to rest and recover.
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List of Closures and Evacuations | Real-Time Updates AGOURA HILLS (CBSLA) – A body found Tuesday in a charred Agoura Hills Home in the Woolsey Fire burn area is believed to belong to a man in his 70s. (CBS2) The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed to CBS2 Wednesday that the body was found at a scorched home in a remote canyon in the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road. The area around the home was completely scorched by the fire. L.A. County Sheriff’s homicide detectives at the scene told CBS2 they responded to the residence Tuesday after neighbors reported that the homeowner had not been seen since the Woolsey Fire broke out. Cadaver dogs found the man’s body in the burned out shell of the home, the sheriff’s department said. Coroner’s investigators were called out to identify the victim’s remains. This could be the third victim of the Woolsey Fire. The badly burned bodies of two people were found Nov. 9 inside a burned vehicle in a long driveway in the 33000 block of Mulholland Highway in Malibu. Sheriff’s detectives believe the vehicle may have become engulfed in flames when the driver became disoriented. LATEST COVERAGE OF THE WOOLSEY FIRE The 97,000-acre Woolsey Fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the area of Alfa Road and East Street, south of Simi Valley. On Nov. 9, it jumped the south side of the 101 Freeway at Chesebro Road near Calabasas and began spreading into Malibu.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS Local) — An Oregon mom battling terminal cancer is hoping to raise enough money to take her extraordinary family on one last special trip together. Kimberly and Stuart Wall have eight children, four of them adopted last September, ages 4 to 13. “The whole goal with adopting them was to give them everything they deserved and more, because they’ve had such a hard life up to this point,” said Kira Bracken, one of the couple’s daughters who is on leave from her job in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately a year later, Kimberly learned she had stage 4 brain cancer. “We're just making memories while we can,” daughter says of mom with terminal cancer. https://t.co/DGv4FO4q83 — KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) November 13, 2018 “My mom was in the hospital, unconscious, after having brain surgery to remove a tumor they found the night before,” Bracken told KSL . But doctors were unable to remove the tumor because of its position in the brain and had to turn to radiation for treatment. “I feel very, very loved,” Kimberly said. “I have good family and good friends, and good kids. We’re plugging through.” Her family has already raised more than $12,000 on GoFundMe for a cruise and a trip to Disney World with the kids. “My mom really wants to have a last family trip with the kids,” said Bracken.
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Here are the latest evacuations and road closures due to the Woolsey Fire burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Evacuation Repopulation: The following areas are no longer under an evacuation order: Camarillo Springs (Hill Fire) California State University Channel Islands (Hill Fire) Dos Vientos (Hill Fire) Vallecito Trailer Park (Hill Fire) Point Mugu Naval Base (Hill Fire) Bell Canyon – Entire Community (Woolsey Fire) Thousand Oaks – South of Highway 101, east of S. Westlake Blvd. to the Ventura/L.A. County Line ( Woolsey Fire ) Thousand Oaks – all areas north of Highway 101, including North Ranch and Oak Park (Woolsey Fire) Thousand Oaks /Newbury Park – all areas south of Highway 101, north of Potrero Road and west of Westlake Blvd. ( Woolsey Fire ) Simi Valley – Long Canyon, Bridal Path, Wood Ranch (Woolsey Fire) Unincorporated Topanga, including neighborhoods: North of Viewridge Road, south of the Los Angeles City limit, east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, west of Double Ranch Road or Santa Maria Road. Parts of Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills, including neighborhoods that are: south of Agoura Road, east of Cornell Road, west of Las Virgenes Road and north of Mulholland Highway. Mandatory Evacuations East of Las Posas Rd and South of Potrero Rd to the Pacific Coast Highway and L.A.-Ventura County Line. White Stallion Rd. north of Potrero Rd. Evacuation orders remain in effect for neighborhoods north of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Tuna Canyon Road. Evacuation orders remain in effect for neighborhoods north of PCH and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Full Closure on Rambla Pacifico Drive 400m north of PCH Real-Time Evacuation Map Road Closures Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is closed between Sunset Boulevard to Las Posas Rd. Topanga Canyon Blvd. is closed from Mulholland Highway to the PCH. State Route 23 is closed from the PCH to Potrero Rd. Full Closure at Tuna Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway. Potrero Rd. at Wendy Dr. Potrero Rd at Rancho Dos Vientos Potrero Rd at Vista Oaks Way Yerba Buena Rd at Cotharin Rd Westlake Blvd. at Potrero Rd. Evacuation Centers California Lutheran University – Gilbert Sport & Fitness Center (Small Gymnasium) 130 Overton Ct. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91360 Taft Charter High School – 5461 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Palisades High School Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Dr., Woodland Hills, CA 91371 (Entrance off Desoto Ave.) Los Angeles County Animal Services Accepting large animals (at capacity) Animal Shelters *Animals in crates are accepted at all Red Cross shelters EXCEPT Palisades Charter* The Humane Society of Ventura County Dogs, Cats, Horses, and other domesticated animals – 402 Bryant St., Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-6505 Ventura County Fair Grounds – 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 (call to check capacity (805) 388-4258) Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4258 (space for small animals) Ventura County Animal Shelter – 600 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010 Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4258 Simi Valley Animal Shelter – 670 W Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley · (805) 388-4341 (space for small animals) Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Drive Woodland Hills, CA 91371 (Entrance off Desoto Ave.) (at capacity) Los Angeles County Animal Services Hansen Dam Equestrian Center – 11127 Orcas Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (at capacity) Los Angeles County Animal Services Earl Warren Show Grounds – 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Check-in at Gate C off of Calle Real Accepting large animals If you need large animal assistance, please call (818) 991-0071, or (805) 388-4258. School Closures Pepperdine to close its Malibu and Calabasas campuses through the Thanksgiving holiday period. Classes resume on Nov. 26. All schools in Malibu closed through Nov. 16, according to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. California State University Channel Islands classes will resume as scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Cal Lutheran’s classes resume Monday at its Thousand Oaks, Woodland Hills, Oxnard and Berkley campuses, but classes at the Westlake Village Center will moved to the Thousand Oaks campus. The following Ventura County districts and schools will be closed through Thanksgiving. For the latest Ventura County school closure information click here :Bridges Charter School in Thousand Oaks Conejo Valley Unified School District Dean Triggs School in Thousand Oaks Las Virgenes Unified School District MATES Charter School in Thousand Oaks Oak Park Unified School District For Ventura County Community College District Closures, please check their website at www.vcccd.edu Donations If you would like to help Woolsey Fire victims, officials urge monetary donations to local non-profits, such as: Red Cross : http://redcross.org LA United Way : http://unitedwayla.org L.A. County Animal Care Foundation: http://lacountyanimals.org Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation: http://www.lacfdf.org LAFD Foundation: http://supportlafd.org/donate
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List of Closures and Evacuations | Real-Time Updates MALIBU (CBSLA) – Hundreds of firefighters battling the devastating Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties continued to make progress Wednesday against the blaze, but will have to contend with another round of unpredictable Santa Ana winds. A fireplace and chimney are all that remains of a house on Busch Drive in Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 13, 2018, a casualty of the Woolsey Fire. (Getty Images) The Woolsey Fire grew to 97,620 acres as of 6 a.m. Wednesday and was 47 percent contained, according to the L.A. County Fire Department. The fire has destroyed at least 483 structures and another 57,000 remain threatened. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Chris Anthony noted there was significant fire activity overnight on the fire’s western flank in Ventura County, particularly in the Sycamore Canyon and Point Mugu area. This followed a large flare-up that erupted near Lake Sherwood south of Thousand Oaks on Tuesday afternoon which forced residents who had just been allowed to return home to flee again. That flare-up sparked just before 9 a.m. in the Boney Mountains State Wilderness Area off Potrero and Lynn roads, near Lake Sherwood and Hidden Valley communities. It reached about 1,000 acres, but did not destroy any structures. LATEST COVERAGE OF THE WOOLSEY FIRE “A large unburned couple of canyons of fuel there, the fire came into alignment at the bottom of the canyon, and along with our significant winds, it pushed it up to a prominent peak we call Boney Mountain,” Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen told reporters at a news briefing. Despite the flare-ups, evacuation orders were lifted Tuesday in multiple areas including Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, an eastern section of Malibu and the northern section of Topanga. Members of the public can determine if their property is in an area that has been re-populated by clicking here . Woolsey Fire Real-Time Evacuation Map Meanwhile, L.A. County Sheriff’s investigators were at a charred home in Agoura Hills Wednesday were a body was found. Two people who died in the fire were found Nov. 9 inside a burned vehicle in a long driveway in the 33000 block of Mulholland Highway. Three firefighters have been injured battling the Woolsey Fire. The Woolsey Fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the area of Alfa Road and East Street, south of Simi Valley. On Nov. 9, it jumped the south side of the 101 Freeway at Chesebro Road near Calabasas and began spreading into Malibu. Some 3,592 firefighters were assigned to battle the blaze, while 22 helicopters worked from above, officials said. A total of 619 engines, 48 water tenders, 23 bulldozers and 57 hand crews were sent into the battle, Cal Fire reported. According to Cal Fire, more than a half-million gallons of fire retardant has been dropped already on the Woolsey Fire, along with 1.5 million gallons of water. The 101 Freeway from Valley Circle Boulevard remained open. Pacific Coast Highway remained closed to all traffic from the Ventura/Los Angeles County line to Sunset Boulevard. Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby told the Board of Supervisors there are flames burning deep in the Malibu Canyon area that fire crews cannot access. “We’re doing a lot of air drops but it’s not safe for our firefighters to go in there,” he said. “Our concern is that when the wind shifts (likely on Thursday) … that fire does not blow out of there and then creep over to the south side of Malibu or into Topanga Canyon. A meeting Tuesday night at Santa Monica High School’s Barnum Hall began with cheers for first responders, but was quickly followed by some residents walking out because they felt their concerns were not being addressed. “They were not prepared, the fire department was not prepared,” Malibu resident Forrest Stuart told CBS2. “My house was saved by my next door neighbor who is an 85-year-old retired, decorated fire chief. He and his wife are 85 and they stood there all night and knocked away embers that hit my house. I’m pretty angry about it.” “My family is OK, we lost our home, evacuee Marybeth Massett told CBS2. “It’s just sad, feelings of frustration are normal. I have the deepest respect for our first responders who do heroes work all the time and, unfortunately, they couldn’t be everywhere at once.” In Malibu, Pepperdine University said the school’s Malibu and Calabasas campuses would remain closed through Thanksgiving. All Malibu schools in the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District will remain closed until at least Thursday, the district announced. City officials said there will likely be intermittent power outages due to weather and fire conditions. Los Angeles Unified School District officials said Topanga Elementary Charter School will be closed again Wednesday, and will likely remain closed “until roadways around the school are reopened and the school is no longer within an evacuation zone.” Fire information for Los Angeles County can be found here . Malibu also has established a website to update fire information here . (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)
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Containment On Woolsey Fire Jumps, But Winds Still Unpredictable
VAN NUYS (CBSLA) — A Van Nuys teacher is learning a lesson from her own students about how generous and caring people can be. When Reesa Partida had to leave behind the house she was renting in Agoura Hills to escape the flames of the Woolsey Fire, she was aware she could lose everything. “Pretty much expecting the worst, just knowing where we were and how strong the winds were,” she said. But even as the worst happened and her home was completely destroyed, she still regrets the loss of certain irreplaceable items, like her wedding dress and her Christmas decorations. “Some of that stuff, my grandma gave me,” Partida said. “She’s dead now, and [they] can’t be replaced.” But instead of dwelling on her circumstances, she still went to work as a dance teacher at Van Nuys High School – and her students noticed. “Even the day that she was evacuated at 2 a.m. in the morning, she came to school and told us, ‘hey, I’m here to dance with you, because what good is it gonna do for me to just sit at an evacuation center and watch the news? I’m here for you guys to dance,’” a student, wearing a pullover with the name “Brandon” on it, recalled. Four of her Partida’s students jumped into action, asking their friends to pitch in to raise $500 initially. After getting a a great response, they raise their goal to $5,000, an amount they have almost reached. “I just wanted her to feel loved,” said one student who spearheaded the fundraising drive. “She deserves all the good things.” Partida seems to feel the students have accomplished their mission. “It’s so nice,” she said. “I felt so loved. That makes up for all the pain and sadness.” Partida says she and her husband are staying with her parents until they can find a new home.
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Van Nuys Students Raise Thousands For Teacher Who Lost Home In Woolsey Fire
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (CBS13) — Among the sadness of the Camp Fire’s path of destruction, stories of perseverance and determination are emerging. (source: Jeff Hill) Paradise resident Jeff Hill was checking to see if a house was still standing Sunday when he stumbled upon a horse in a pool. Hill said the horse look like she had given up and had “the look of defeat in her eyes.” He did not know how long the horse had been in the pool but Hill said she was shivering uncontrollably and was caught in the pool cover. (source: Jeff Hill) READ: THE LATEST: Officials Working To Identify The Dead Using DNA, Older Methods Luckily the pool cover allowed her to stay suspended and prevented her from drowning. (source: Jeff Hill) Hill managed to unhook the pool cover and pulled the horse to the shallow end of the pool where she was guided up the steps. (source: Jeff Hill) After emerging from the pool, the horse then shook off, gave Hill some love and walked off “assuring she was okay.” Hill’s said his family lost everything in the fire. A gofundme has been started to help the family recover from this devastation.
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Horse Survives Camp Fire By Jumping Into Someone’s Pool To Escape The Flames
GARDENA (CBSLA) – A motorcycle officer and a teen girl were injured in a collision in Harbor City Wednesday morning. (CBS2) The collision between a car and motorcycle occurred at 7:49 a.m. in the 23800 block of South Western Avenue. A 35-year-old Gardena police officer and a 17-year-old girl were rushed to local hospital with unknown injuries. The circumstances of the crash were not immediately confirmed. Los Angeles police are investigating.
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(CBS Local)– Now you can “Eat Mor Chikin” from the comfort of your home. Chick-fil-A is now available for delivery nationwide. The chain is partnering with DoorDash to bring its famous chicken sandwiches to you. Delivery from any of the participating 1,100 nationwide restaurants begins today. As part of the celebration, Chick-fil-A and DoorDash will give away up to 200,000 free chicken sandwiches from now until next Tuesday when placing an order through DoorDash with the promo code “CFADELIVERY.” “So many of our guests’ busy lives and family commitments have them strapped for time,” Chick-fil-A senior vice president and chief marketing officer Jon Bridges said. “Delivery is one way we can help them get a quick yet high quality meal.” The bad news: delivery is only available for customers within a 10-minute radius of participating restaurants
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List of Closures and Evacuations | Real-Time Updates RIALTO (CBSLA) — Firefighters worked throughout the night to protect a Rialto neighborhood from a brush fire which erupted near homes Tuesday night. The Sierra Fire had burned 147 acres and was 75 percent contained as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. A brush fire burns in Rialto, Calif. Nov. 14, 2018. (CBS2) The Sierra Fire broke out sometime before 10 p.m. off Sierra and Riverside avenues, near the 15 Freeway and the Glen Helen Amphitheater. The blaze started at just three acres and then exploded within minutes. It quickly spread as Santa Ana winds picked up embers. Firefighters had to use dozers to attack the blaze because it was too dangerous for hand crews. “It was terrifying to be that close, with the winds, this area can always have potential, it’s always in the back of your mind, but you never think it’s going to happen,” one woman told CBS2. While flames drew close to homes overnight, the threat had diminished by Wednesday morning. There was no reports of damage to any structures. Firefighters would remain on scene throughout the day Wednesday mopping up, monitoring the neighborhood and strengthening fire lines, SBCFD reported. No official evacuation orders were issued during the incident, but many neighbors evacuated voluntarily. Riverside Avenue remained closed Wednesday between Sierra and Locust avenues.
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Firefighters Protect Rialto Homes From Sierra Fire: ‘It Was Terrifying To Be That Close’
