Christopher Webber

Jul 24, 2024 | mdpi.com | Christopher Webber |Erica Richardson |Diane Dickie |T. Brent Gunnoe

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Jun 10, 2024 | newschannel5.com | Christopher Webber

LOS ANGELES, Cali. (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor. Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev.

Nov 20, 2023 | kpbs.org | Christopher Webber |Stefanie Dazio

Los Angeles drivers returned to a much more normal commute Monday when an elevated stretch of a major freeway reopened well ahead of original estimates following a raging arson fire that shut down the roadway for more than a week. The section of Interstate 10 south of downtown reopened Sunday night, and authorities assured commuters that the freeway is safe after emergency work to shore up the structure until permanent repairs of scorched support columns can be completed.

Aug 9, 2023 | thereporter.com | Audrey McAvoy |Christopher Webber |Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

By Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Webber and Jennifer Sinko Kelleher | Associated PressKAHULUI, Hawaii  — A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. At least six people died and dozens were wounded. The fires continued to burn Wednesday afternoon, fueled by strong winds from Hurricane Dora as it passed well south of the Hawaiian islands.

May 26, 2023 | idc.com | Jeff Newton |Christopher Webber

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