Summer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before coming to The Times, she covered breaking news for the Mercury News and national politics and California courts for McClatchy’s publications, including the Miami Herald. An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating from Boston College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Lin was among The Times’ staff members who covered the Monterey Park mass shooting in 2023, which was recognized by the Pulitzer Board as a finalist in breaking news.
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Brace yourselves, Southern Californians. A break from the heat is on its way. You just might have to wait another day, according to the National Weather Service.
Sept. 10, 2024
Three wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday night. The Bridge fire exploded to eight times its size as it raced toward the Mountain High Ski Resort and Wrightwood.
Three wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday night. The Bridge fire exploded to eight times its size as it raced toward the Mountain High Ski Resort and Wrightwood.
Los Angeles County and surrounding areas were under a red flag warning as temperatures reached more than 100 degrees in some areas.
Sept. 9, 2024
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issues an air quality alert due to elevated fine particle pollution levels due to wildfire smoke and ozone pollution.
Sept. 9, 2024
Wildfires scorch thousands of acres in mountain communities of San Bernardino County near Lake Arrowhead and in the Angeles National Forest north of Glendora.
Sept. 9, 2024
The punishing heat wave microwaving Southern California is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region for the next few days.
Sept. 5, 2024
A broiling heat wave is expected to bring triple-digits to Southern California and much of the Southwest this week, coming on the heels of what experts say has been the hottest summer on record for most of the region.
Sept. 5, 2024
Meteorologists say temperatures could reach 115 degrees in the San Fernando Valley. Burbank, Woodland Hills and Palm Springs could also see triple digits.
Sept. 4, 2024
Se espera que una ola de calor abrasadora que se dirige al sur de California esta semana traiga consigo las temperaturas más altas del verano en la región, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
Sept. 3, 2024