Rina Nakano
Reporter and MMJ at KCBS-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
Reporter and MMJ at KCAL-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
📺#Journalist for @KCALNews & @CBSnews #LosAngeles. ❤️being a #mamaof2, #wife, 🐶mom, #SoCal native, 🎾fan, 🧋enthusiast, @UCSanDiego alumnus. Always curious 🧐
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2 weeks ago |
actionnewsnow.com | Rina Nakano
LOS ANGELES (KCAL) -- In early January, the Eaton Fire destroyed the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and nearly all its beloved animals. Luckily, two slumbering desert tortoises survived thanks to the help of a longtime animal lover. Kenia Estrella has been working with animals since she was 17 years old. "I started with Los Angeles County as a youth worker in the summer of 2013," she said. For the last 11 years, she climbed the Eaton Canyon Nature Center ranks, eventually becoming a supervisor.
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2 weeks ago |
actionnewsnow.com | Rina Nakano
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) -- In early January, the Eaton Fire destroyed the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and nearly all its beloved animals. Luckily, two slumbering desert tortoises survived thanks to the help of a longtime animal lover. Kenia Estrella has been working with animals since she was 17 years old. "I started with Los Angeles County as a youth worker in the summer of 2013," she said.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Rina Nakano
Hibernating tortoises finally wake up after surviving Eaton Fire In early January, the Eaton Fire destroyed the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and nearly all its beloved animals. Luckily, two slumbering desert tortoises survived thanks to the help of a longtime animal lover. Kenia Estrella has been working with animals since she was 17 years old. "I started with Los Angeles County as a youth worker in the summer of 2013," she said.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Rina Nakano
Out of all the parts that made 76-year-old Vivien Fortunaso fall in love with her Altadena home, the garden was the one that she was most proud of. The Australia native chose Atladena as her permanent home in 1991 after a short stint in London. "Really friendly people," she said. "It's a very, very diverse community, which is why we like Altadena. She and her partner just finished a remodel with a dream kitchen overlooking the tranquil garden and the trail.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Rina Nakano
Though it survived the devasting Eaton Fire, an Altadena hair salon remains closed as the owner continues to wait for his utilities to be restored. Lynn Lawrence is at his beauty salon at the corner of East Altadena Drive and Lake Avenue every day at 6 a.m."I'm the oldest tenant in this complex," Lawrence said. He opened Lawrence and Colbert in 1978 with one thought in mind. "What I wanted to do was to bring the Beverly Hills atmosphere to Altadena," Lawrence said.
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