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  • 1 week ago | abc7.com | Phillip Palmer

    LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters were on the front lines during the January wildfires. Their work was inspiring to a new group of young people who are being given a second chance in life and plan to take full advantage of it.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc7.com | Phillip Palmer

    ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) -- An Orange County company is using an autonomous robotic system to install solar panels. The company says the technology isn't taking away jobs, and instead, is filling gaps in a labor shortage. Generally, a solar farm is built on about 10 acres of unshaded land in direct sunlight, and construction takes about a year. Finding a willing workforce is no easy task, given the difficulties of the job.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc7.com | Phillip Palmer

    Natural disasters can often inspire innovation. MOSH-1 is a new way to provide power to remote or devastated areas of the globe. The Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed virtually everything in their path. Along with homes and businesses, the infrastructure was severely damaged as well, leaving many searching for a way to get power quickly to some of the hardest hit areas. MOSH-1 might be one way.

  • 4 weeks ago | abc7.com | Phillip Palmer

    Confused about the future of student loans? ABC7 spoke with an expert to get you answers. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Currently, nearly 43 million people owe the federal government $1. 6 trillion in student loans. But only about a third are making regular payments, according to the U.S. Education Department. The rest are either in forbearance, deferment or are delinquent on their payments. Until this week, the agency had not collected on defaulted loans since March 2020.

  • 1 month ago | abc7.com | Phillip Palmer

    LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Three months after the wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the most common sight is still what was lost. Whether that's a lot covered with debris or crews sifting through it, but you will also see emptiness that isn't a sign of destruction. A cleared lot is now a sign of what will eventually be a new home.

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Phillip Palmer
Phillip Palmer @abc7phillip
10 Feb 24

What’s up… long time. #thecommitments from 1991 is seriously a favorite sound track of any movie I’ve ever watched. What’s a favorite for you? And if you’ve never heard or watched the movie? Give it a shot… I love it

Phillip Palmer
Phillip Palmer @abc7phillip
13 Feb 23

Try as they might. Announcers can’t fix the end of this #nfl #SuperBowl #joke

Phillip Palmer
Phillip Palmer @abc7phillip
13 Feb 23

No dog in the hunt. #nfl should be embarrassed. #SuperBowl ends with a HORRIFIC call. Whatever @chiefs fans. It was WRONG. what a waste of hours of my life @eagles my sympathies