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Sunday, October 28, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 28, 2012
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Earthquake and summer like weather in the Southland

An earthquake shook up a section of SoCal today — including Burbank! I was surfing the Internet on my computer when I felt a jolt at around 8:24 a.m. Apparently this shaker was widespread — from Valencia to Paramount all the way down in Irvine. Preliminary reports say the quake measure  3.9 . It was centered four miles southeast of […]
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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UPDATED: Earthquake: Did you feel it?

12:20 p.m. Wednesday More rattling and rolling in So Cal — and again, most of it near Yorba Linda. At around 9:33 a.m. this morning, a 4.5 quake near that city — followed by a 3.4 shaker also not far from Yorba Linda. No reports of damage or injuries, but probably a lot of frayed nerves in that town. Did […]
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Strong earthquake rocks the East Coast

Some folks along the East Coast today got a feel for what it’s like living here in earthquake country. A quake, reportedly at least 5.8, struck about 80 miles from Washington D.C. in Virginia at around 2 p.m. EDT.  The earthquake prompted evacuations from New York to Boston to Philadelphia to D.C. The Los Angeles Times website has more on this surprise shaker on the East Coast […]
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 17, 2011
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President Obama updates the crisis in Japan

As the crisis in devastated Japan worsens, concern grows in the U.S. Today President Barack Obama went to the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. and wrote a message in a book of condolence, before heading to the White House rose garden to update the American people on that tragic situation. In the aftermath of recovering from a crippling 9.0 earthquake and a […]
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Friday, March 11, 2011
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 11, 2011
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Tsunami advisory for Southland coast

In the aftermath of that massive 8.9 earthquake in Japan, a Tsunami is rolling across the Pacific today. Waves have hit Hawaii and are now splashing up on the coast of Southern California. The Los Angeles Times website has extensive coverage — including photos and video.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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City Buzz

A quake rattles Burbank and other parts of SoCal Some rocking, rolling, and shaking in the Southland late today. I was sitting in my car waiting for the red light to change at Glenoaks Boulevard and Olive Avenue, in front of the Burbank Central Library, when a 5.4 quake hit at 4:53 p.m. My cruiser rocked so much, I thought for a moment one of those cell […]
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Ex-Presidents Bill Clinton & George W. Bush join forces for Haiti relief fund

Photo: Pete Souza/White House —  Ex-Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush attend a news conference with President Barack Obama. 01/16/10  Former President Bill Clinton is leaving for quake-ravaged Haiti tomorrow to deliver much needed aid supplies and to meet with local leaders. Clinton is the U.N. special envoy to Haiti. Meanwhile, Haitian officials still fear more than 100,000 people have been killed by last […]
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Photo Gallery: Devastation and Despair in Haiti

Photo: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times — Devastation in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, where survivors, and reportedly looters, were caught rummaging through the ruins. 01/16/10 Photo: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times —  Despair on the face of a homeless father as he clings to his sleeping son during another night in a park with other quake survivors in the hard hit city of […]
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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President Obama’s e-mail about the earthquake in Haiti

Concern here and around the world today for the victims of that devastating earthquake that tore through Haiti yesterday. The magnitude: an incredible 7.0. Tens of thousands are feared dead. Thousands of survivors are in desperate need of help. A short while ago, I got an e-mail about the situation in Haiti from President Obama. Good Afternoon, The reports and images from […]
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