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KNX field reporter and fact chaser

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Pete Demetriou
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Palisades/LA Mudslides Heavy rains bring ash, rock, mud, down Sunset Blvd from Palisades to PCH. At one point intersection under 4 ft of debris. Further north up PCH LAFD car swept by flows OFF of PCH onto beach. Not certain if driver/firefighter was injured. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
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PALISADES FLOODING Intense rainfall sends mud, rocks, debris down Palisades Drive. Flow swept away an LA City traffic control car from the center of Sunset Boulevard slamming it up against the curb. Driver was not hurt, but it shows you the power of nature.@knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
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PALISADES CLEANUP State OES FEMA, EPA, LACity and County announce start of Phase 2 cleanup and removal of debris from burned over lots. 8000 plus homeowners granted US Army Corps. Of Engineers Right to Enter & begin process. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
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ICE PROTESTS Most of 1000 protesters leave area of the 101 freeway after dispersal order given. 100 refused to leave & were detained ID’d & photographed by LAPD before release. 1 man arrested on gun charge. 1 man sought for shooting fireworks at an LAPD helicopter. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
10 days
ICE PROTESTS Crowd shows no signs of diminishing…and have expanded demonstration to overpasses on Broadway and Los Angeles Street. Drivers in cars gridlocked include Street Racing Types doing Stationary Burnouts w/ people next to them. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
10 days
ICE PROTESTS Demonstrators fill overpasses in Downtown LA overlooking 101 Freeway, signs, T-shirts and flags expressing their opposition to Trump Administration Deportation policy. Demonstrators DO NOT attempt to block Fwys. Police standing by…. No arrests as of yet. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
10 days
ICE PROTESTS Close to 1000 people marched to overpasses on 101 Fwy in opposition to Trump Administration Deportation policies. CHP, LAPD block freeway on and off ramps to prevent any effort to block freeways. So far no arrests. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
10 days
ICE PROTESTS 300 to 400 people marching up Figueroa St accompanied by 100 to 200 cars. Mexican and Salvadoran flags in abundance. LAPD and CHP mobilized. No indication if the group will try to block freeways. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
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@keremaliinal @knxnews I did. Credit me and KNX News 97.1 FM
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Pete Demetriou
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@MailOnlineVideo @knxnews @MailOnline You can use it. Thanks for the support. Now I need to be deodorized!🔥
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Pete Demetriou
22 days
HUGHES FIRE at 10,200 acres, 14% containment, 4000 firefighters, engines, bulldozers and aircraft preparing for 2nd day of action. Mid-day winds, 20mph, gusts to 35mph. Low humidity, Red Flag conditions to continue until Friday. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
22 days
HUGHES FIRE 9500 plus acres burning to South and west. Fire on ridgelines of terrain and canyons east of the city of Castaic. No homes affected although crews, dozers & helitankers managed to stop flames on edge of RV park. No vehicles lost. Humidity at 15%. Winds calm,@knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
22 days
HUGHES FIRE at more than 9400 acres in less than 6 hours and is still burning in canyons to the east and south of Castaic. Zero percent containment and even with phoschek lines laid there is brush ready to burn. 31,000 people under evacuation orders. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
22 days
HUGHES FIRE now at over 8000 acres in 5 hours. Fir units deployed to protect homes in Castaic and to prevent fire from jumping Interstate 5 and heading for Santa Clarita. Still minimal containment. Air drops are ongoing.
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Pete Demetriou
22 days
HUGHES FIRE continues to move to the West Southwest towards Castaic and towards Interstate 5. Flames are at the shoreline of Lake Castaic and the recreation area. Engines predeployed at homes past the west side of the Lake. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
28 days
Palisades Fire. Home at 17447 Castellammare Dr slips off foundation, splits in half. Home RED TAGGED by LA Building and Safety. Home has burned structures above it. Water flows may have damaged foundation. Future ash/debris flows could send it and others off cliffs. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
28 days
Palisades Fire. Caltrans crews removing brush and trees for nearly a mile on PCH north of McClure Tunnel, reducing the fuel load in the area so as to reduce risk of future fires reaching this area. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
1 month
Palisades Fire body of the first confirmed victim of the Palisades fire is removed from a home in the 21,000 block of Pacific Coast Highway. Next of Kim are being notified, a DNA check may be needed for positive identification. @knxnews
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Pete Demetriou
1 month
Palisades Fire location is 21,000 block of Pacific Coast Highway. A missing person’s report turned into a welfare check by sheriff deputies at this home. Human remains now being recovered by corners investigators . No identification available at present. @knxnews
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