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Photos from California wildfires show shocking before and after at historic state parks: 'Devastating'
The historic home of movie cowboy legend Will Rogers and buildings at Topanga State Park were decimated by the raging wildfires in Los Angeles, according to a news release from California State Parks.
At Will Rogers State Historic Park (WRSHP), where Hollywood’s highest-paid actor in the 1930s lived, the home overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica was destroyed.
Before and after pictures from California State Parks showed the level of devastation of the ranch, where just fireplaces remained standing.
“State Parks was able to evacuate the horses and some of the cultural and historical artifacts, including artwork, at Will Rogers SHP ahead of the fire,” the release said.
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The living room inside Will Rogers’ ranch house, left, and the home’s living room after the fire. (California State Parks via X)
American sound engineer Franklin Hansen, left, actor and writer Will Rogers and Scottish-born director Frank Lloyd stand at the podium at the 1934 Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (New York Times Co./Getty Images)
At Topanga State Park, the Topanga Ranch Motel and concession buildings were destroyed, the agency said.
Park employees’ houses were also lost to the fire, the release said. Between the two state parks, more than 30 total buildings were engulfed.
“California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area,” State Parks Director Armando Quintero said.
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At Topanga State Park, the Topanga Ranch Motel and concession buildings were destroyed by the wildfires in Malibu, Calif. (California State Parks)
California State Parks staff are on site working to salvage artifacts and assess the damage.
“Since [Tuesday] afternoon, we are directing all available resources into the emergency response effort and working to secure and protect as much as we can at affected nearby state parks,” Quintero said. “We are deeply grateful to our parks staff and all partner agencies for their swift actions. Our top priority remains the safety of the public, our employees and the responders bravely battling the fires.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, six wildfires were burning in Los Angeles County, including the Pacific Palisades and Sylmar neighborhoods of Los Angeles and another near the City of Pasadena.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told Fox News five people had been killed in the Eaton Fire as of Wednesday afternoon.
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After Lance St. Louis served as the starting long snapper for the Texas Longhorns for four seasons, special teams coordinator Jeff Banks landed an experienced replacement when New Mexico Lobos transfer Trey Dubuc pledged while on a visit to the Forty Acres.
The pledge from Dubuc ensures that Texas has experienced replacements for three specialists despite signing high school prospects at each position — with the SEC expanding to 105 scholarships in 2026, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian can afford to develop high school recruits at those positions behind experienced transfers like Dubuc.
The Fort Lauderdale product started his career at USF after playing on two state championship teams at Cardinal Gibbons. A 6’1, 209-pounder, Dubuc redshirted during his freshman season in 2023 before appearing in one game as the backup long snapper the following year.
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Aaron Glass ‘ 16 points helped Washington State defeat Oregon State 81-67 on Sunday.
Glass went 7 of 15 from the field (1 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Cougars (8-9, 3-1 West Coast Conference). ND Okafor scored 13 points, shooting 6 of 8 from the field. Jerone Morton shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Dez White led the Beavers (8-9, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and three steals. Oregon State also got 11 points from Isaiah Sy. Yaak Yaak finished with nine points.
Washington State took the lead for good 21 seconds into the game and it was 47-33 at halftime, with Glass racking up 11 points. Washington State pulled away with a 10-3 run in the second half to extend a 14-point lead to 21 points. The Cougars closed out the victory over Oregon State from there, as Morton led the way with a team-high seven second-half points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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