Good morning -- here's what's happening 7.28.08
It took firefighters three hours to knock down a fire (pictured) that erupted near Travel Town in Griffith Park on Sunday afternoon. No word yet on what caused the blaze, which burned 25 acres, but visitors were asked to leave the L.A. Zoo and California condors were moved to safer ground.
Further north, the Telegraph fire near Yosemite has grown to more than 26,000 acres and burned 12 homes. Residents in 500 homes have been evacuated as flames race toward the town of Mariposa.
More school districts cut back bus service to save money, forcing more students to walk or drive.
Acres of Books in Long Beach is closing for good.
A stretch of the San Gabriel River has become a death trap for ducklings.
Get a hit movie, get arrested. Is there a secret handbook somewhere? Actor Shia LaBeouf follows the format as the "Indiana Jones" star gets into a car crash early Sunday morning and gets arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
The IRS still thinks your cellphone is a high-priced, hard-to-get gizmo that needs to be taxed the same way as the company car. Kinda funny, until the six-figure tax bills start rolling in.
Walter O'Malley gets inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.
-- Veronique de Turenne
Photo: Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times
