Canyon Fire Burns Anaheim Hills | Adorable Baby Seal | Fire Captain Murder-Suicide | OC Patch PM

Share-worthy stories from across the Southland Patch cities to talk about tonight:

The Anaheim Canyon Fire is raging in the Anaheim Hills toward Corona. Evacuations have been ordered for 1,200 residents and 1,500 acres are burning as of 7 p.m. with zero containment according to Anaheim Fire Department. See the dramatic photos and videos of the growing fire that started at 1 p.m. Monday and is still raging out of control. This is a breaking story that you can follow on Orange County Patch News.

Autopsy results have been released for the May 2016 murder of Iana Kasian, a 30-year-old model who was found dead in a West Hollywood apartment. Kasian, who police say was tortured and killed by her graphic novelist boyfriend, was scalped, had portions of her face torn off and had been drained of all of her blood, according to the report. To make matters worse, one of the boyfriend's novels opens with flashbacks of a serial killer slitting throats and draining blood.

For those of you across the Southland that were wondering what those blue airplanes in the sky were, the US Navy Blue Angels & Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds arrived for the Huntington Beach Breitling Air Show from Los Alamitos Training Base.

In other news, an adorable baby harbor seal hitched a ride at the Laguna Beach Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Senior Animal Care Specialist JoAnn Smith shared her images of the little sea lions at play in the pools of the PMMC.

In Long Beach, police are investigating an incident involving the death of a Long Beach Fire Department captain and a woman in her 40's believed to be his wife as a murder-suicide. Wayne Havron, 53, was a 28-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, assigned to Station 51 at Los Angeles International Airport.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• James Corden: Back For Year No. 3 As 'Hollywood Film Awards' Host: The ceremony is set for Nov. 5 at the Beverly Hilton. Yahoo for the "carpool karaoke" master!
• Television Academy Foundation Honors Latinos With Google Exhibit For National Hispanic Heritage Month: Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos, Jorge Ramos among celebrities featured in "The Interviews: An Oral History of Television."
• California State University Professor Selected for Television Academy Foundation's 2017 Faculty Seminar Program: Bridget Murnane Among 25 Professors Chosen from Colleges and Universities Nationwide for Annual Program.

COMMUNITY:

• Want To Learn More About Eco-Friendly Gardening?: Check out this advanced gardening course hosted by L.A. County.
• Free Rabies Clinic Hosted By Hermosa Beach Police Department: The event will be held at Clark Field in early October.
• Meet 'Auggie,' California's Official State Dinosaur, At Natural History Museum, L.A. Co.: "Make Augustynolophus Great Again! Native Californian, LA resident, older than Jerry Brown (barely), vegetarian, firm believer in science."
• Two Ways to Get Your Medicare Benefits: Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage? It can be confusing. Do you know the difference, and which is best for you?
• Take Aim: Olympic-Style Archery Range Opens In Cheviot Hills; Free To Public: Among the ribbon cutters: Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti and actress and champion archer Geena Davis. Classes offered, too!
• Hilton Foundation Gifts $8.5M To L.A. United Way: The funds, over three years, are directed at "Home For Good Initiative," serving homeless in Los Angeles County.

BUSINESS:

• Vote Now: West Hollywood's Formosa Cafe In National Geographic Contest: The "beloved" restaurant has the opportunity to win up to $150,000 for preservation or improvement efforts.
• Eat Sliders & Support Firefighters At Coral Tree Cafe: Proceeds from the limited edition Firehouse Meatball Sliders in Beverly Hills & Brentwood will go towards the California Fire Foundation.
• Celebrate National Coffee Day In Santa Monica: Would you try Coffee French Toast, Coffee Bacon, or Eggs Benedict with Coffee Hollandaise Sauce?

SCHOOL:

• More Than $5.2M In Grants Awarded to Cal State Dominguez Hills: The grants will provide 240 local high school students with the resources they need to excel in high school & graduate from college.
• Outstanding Student, Parent At Vejar Elementary School: At the Sept. 20 meeting, WVUSD acknowledged this exceptional student and parent from Vejar Elementary School.
• Racist, Hateful Messages Sent to Cal State Long Beach Students: The multicultural center and the La Raza Student Association were targeted.

POLICE & FIRE LOS ANGELES:

• Marijuana Smuggling Operation Found In Marina Del Rey: Stacked blocks of marijuana were found on a boat in the Marina.
• Barricaded Armed Suspect In Custody: Rancho Palos Verdes: He was barricaded in a residence for more than six hours before being arrested by a sheriff's SWAT team.
• Brush Fire Squelched Near Sun Valley: BREAKING: The blaze broke out near the area of the devastating La Tuna Fire
• Crews Knock Down SF Valley Garage Fire: All occupants of the Northridge home escaped uninjured, officials said.
• 'Suge' Knight's Fiancee Wants Hit-&-Run Video Charges Dropped: Toi-Lin Kelly, 36, is accused of selling for $55K to TMZ footage of the fatal parking-lot crash for which Knight faces murder charges.

POLICE & FIRE ORANGE COUNTY:

• Canyon Fire In Anaheim Slowing Traffic On All OC Highways: Traffic snarled on the 91, 71, 55, 5 and 241 while the Canyon Fire continues to grow in Anaheim, Chino Hills State Park. BREAKING
• Tree Limb Injures Elderly Croquet Players In Costa Mesa: Four elderly people were injured when a branch crashed on them while playing Croquet at a Costa Mesa park.
• Orange County Search And Rescue Teams Aid Hurricane Maria Victims: Urban Search and Rescue specialists from the Orange County Fire Authority will remain deployed.
• Truck Slams Semi On I-5 Monday Morning: In San Juan Capistrano, Truck/Semi Crash on Interstate 5 Freeway through San Juan Capistrano Injures 2.
• Emergency Landing At John Wayne Airport: An airplane made an emergency landing Sunday at John Wayne Airport.

COURTS:

• Pregnant Culver City Woman Who Alleged Housing Discrimination Reaches Agreement With Landlord: Other residents warned the couple to keep the pregnancy a secret or risk being kicked out by the landlord, the suit stated.

» Also Worth A Look Today

• Bobcat Hit By Car, See Him Now: This is how the bobcat looked as he received critical care after his rescue. A new photo shows his progress.
• Songbird Smuggler Found With 90 Dead Birds Pleads Guilty: The birds – all at risk of extinction – were wrapped and in a suitcase, transported under horrific conditions. Most of them perished.
• More Than $5.2M In Grants Awarded to Cal State Dominguez Hills: The grants will provide 240 local high school students with the resources they need to excel in high school & graduate from college.

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