Simon Bouie

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Tom Hanson |Alicia Hastey |Simon Bouie

The scene in the Los Angeles area over the last week has become heartbreakingly familiar — people on the run and watching helplessly as unrelenting flames destroy homes and whole neighborhoods. Crystal Scott grew up playing in the picturesque San Gabriel Mountains, but her home at the base of the mountains was one of thousands destroyed in the Eaton Fire. "I'm very devastated. Our families worked hard to put us here and to establish us," Scott told CBS News.

Sep 21, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Jonathan Vigliotti |Simon Bouie

Salton City, California — Damien Lopez, age 4, has symptoms that many people who live near Southern California's Salton Sea also have. "His cough gets very wheezy. I try to control him," his mother Michelle Lopez said. "Control" often means visiting pediatric nurse Christina Galindo at Pioneers Memorial Hospital. "I can see up to 25 to 30 patients a day, and maybe half of those are dealing with respiratory issues," Galindo told CBS News.

Dec 24, 2022 | matr.net | Carter Evans |Simon Bouie

Dec 23, 2022 | kpax.com | Carter Evans |Simon Bouie

Jan 27, 2022 | cbsnews.com | Jonathan Vigliotti |Simon Bouie