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Paul Gonzales, an Olympic gold medalist and the head coach at an East L.A. gym, faces four felony counts of lewd acts upon a child.

The fire has raged for 11 days in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, destroying at least 700 homes, forcing thousands to evacuate and killing a firefighter.

Dec. 22 is now the last day to sign up for Covered California health insurance policies that begin Jan. 1. Procrastinators will still have a little more time.

Brown was known for the surf documentaries he made throughout the 1950s and '60s. He died in Santa Barbara.

A brush fire that started around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Santa Clarita has quickly spread. Rye Canyon Loop, Travel Village, Blacksmith Drive and Alta Vista have been evacuated, and 1,300 homes in the Westridge Community are being evacuated.

Thousands of turkeys will be given away at the annual giveaway Tuesday in South L.A., and a Thanksgiving dinner will be hosted for hungry locals Thursday at Peppertree Park in Tustin.

Wednesday's high is forecast at 92 degrees, while Thanksgiving day is expected to top out at 90.

NASA's Paul Chodas recommends getting away from the city to watch the showers around midnight. Settle in, look east and be patient for the streaks of light to appear.

Isauro Aguirre is convicted of first-degree murder for killing Gabriel Fernandez, who died after being rushed to the hospital with burns, a broken skull and broken ribs on May 24, 2013.