Crews battle growing, 13,620-acre blaze northeast of Santa Maria

"Firefighters are facing a fourth day of high temperatures and low humidity as they battle a blaze that has consumed more than 13,000 acres of chaparral, pine and grasslands in Los Padres National Forest . The flames, fanned by dry weather and gusty winds, were threatening...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...