Los Angeles: A Blizzard in Tinseltown

A Blizzard in Tinseltown

Ah, Los Angeles. Sunshine, palm trees, snowballs. Snowballs? Yep -- and kids whooshing down snow-covered hills on skateboards, while cars skidded on icy roads. During one magical day last week, as much as a foot of the white stuff fell across a four-county area in Southern California. Local children got a % rare glimpse of what Northerners mean by winter. Debbie Uyeno and her family built a snowman in their front yard and even piled flakes into the hot tub. "I don't ever remember snow," said Debbie, 12. "It was fun." Not for everybody. More than 10,000 customers lost electrical power,...

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