Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday asking him to declare a major disaster for the Bobcat Fire, which would mark the second fire-related declaration for California in less than two months. On Tuesday, Garcia sent a letter to the president in support of California’s request for a second major disaster declaration as ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to support a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy who lost his Antelope Valley home in the Bobcat Fire earlier this week. Deputy Josh Stamsek, who formerly served at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, lost his home to the Bobcat Fire as it burned northward into the Antelope Valley. The Bobcat officially became the ...

Triple-digit temperatures are set to return to Santa Clarita, as unhealthy air quality continues across Southern California due to wildfires. At 345 pm, satellite imagery showing significant smoke plumes from the #BobcatFire. Southeast upper level wind flow pushing considerable smoke towards the Santa Clarita Valley, Acton, and Antelope Valley. #LAWeather #cawx #Socal pic.twitter.com/uZN1KmIFfn — NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) September 14, ...

Due to the ongoing Bobcat Fire in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, representing the 5th District, signed a proclamation Sunday declaring a state of emergency in the region. “I just signed a proclamation declaring a local emergency in Los Angeles County because of the  Bobcat Fire and have requested a state proclamation,” wrote Barger in ...

The Bobcat Fire near Azusa has prompted a smoke advisory to the Santa Clarita Valley, as residents across Southern California wake up to a smoky haze. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has reported smoke from the Bobcat Fire burning near the San Gabriel Valley has caused unhealthy air quality in more than a dozen regions in the Southland. ...