Ole Braatelien, Author at The Western Journal

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Ole Braatelien has written for The Western Journal since 2022. He earned his bachelor's from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Lisa Campbell-Goins, 56, was arrested Dec. 31 after investigators accused her of medically abusing her 7-year-old granddaughter.

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Horror: Docs Can't Figure Out Why Girl, 7, Is Sick - Then They Notice Grandma's Fingernails

The family of a Texas grandmother has accused her of heinous crimes against her own 7-year-old granddaughter.

By Ole Braatelien January 12, 2025

A newscast from The Weather Channel's coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires showed what some social media users believed to be a dead body.

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Weather Channel Accused of Airing Burnt Body in LA Fire Coverage: 'Tell Me That's Not a Skull... You Can See the Leg Bones Coming Out'

The Weather Channel issued a prompt reply to one user's post on X. But the user wasn't satisfied with the response.

By Ole Braatelien January 12, 2025

A video circulating on social media showing Los Angeles firefighters using specialized canvas bags to extinguish small blazes had some users wondering if they were using women's purses.

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Fact Check: Are Firefighters Using Ladies Purses to Fight Fire? Sure Looks Like It

The viral clip shows firefighters rushing to douse a dumpster fire using what appears to be women's purses.

By Ole Braatelien and January 12, 2025

Firefighters work the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California on January 8, 2025.

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LAPD Clears Arson Suspect but Fireman Cites Video of Men Dumping, Lighting Gasoline Before Palisades Fire Exploded

Despite multiple eyewitness reports of arson, authorities have yet to rule it as the cause for the Greater Los Angeles fires.

By Ole Braatelien January 11, 2025

In-laws of actress Mandy Moore, who lost their home in the Los Angeles fires. Moore is asking her followers to donate to the family.

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Fans Angry When $250k per Episode Actress Begs People to Give Her In-Laws $60k After LA Fires

The GoFundMe campaign reached more than $200,000 in donations -- still less than what Mandy Moore would reportedly make in just one episode.

By Ole Braatelien January 11, 2025

Fox News host Laura Ingraham and actor Mel Gibson discuss the Los Angeles wildfires on Friday.

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Commentary

Ingraham Left Literally Speechless at Mel Gibson's Final 5-Word Message to Newsom

The "Braveheart" actor's home recently burned down during the Greater Los Angeles wildfires, which ignited Tuesday.

By Ole Braatelien January 11, 2025

Smoke from the Eaton Fire blankets the air of Altadena, California, on Thursday.

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LA Officials Issue Threats as Looters Begin Pillaging Wildfire Zones

Law enforcement has reportedly arrested numerous suspected looters, all while Los Angeles, California, burns down around them.

By Ole Braatelien January 9, 2025

Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire fill the sky as seen from the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025.

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Footage of California Wildfire Shows Entire Neighborhoods Completely Wiped Out, Goes Viral

The viral clip has 1.7 million views and shows a coastline ravaged by the Palisades fire, which is still not contained.

By Ole Braatelien January 9, 2025

After video of ABC's David Muir, right, reporting on the fires in California made the rounds on social media, Megyn Kelly, left, chimed in.

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Megyn Kelly Slams ABC's David Muir for 'Abject Vanity' on Display as He Reports on Wildfires

Megyn Kelly and many others on social media roasted David Muir for what they claim he did out of vanity and pomp.

By Ole Braatelien January 9, 2025

Judy Rodriguez, who went missing 33 years ago, was finally found after DNA testing performed on a Jane Doe, who was murdered 33 years ago.

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Jane Doe from 30-Year-Old US Murder Finally Identified

The woman went missing shortly after her 1-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family waited 30 years for answers.

By Ole Braatelien January 5, 2025

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Horror: Docs Can't Figure Out Why Girl, 7, Is Sick - Then They Notice Grandma's Fingernails

Weather Channel Accused of Airing Burnt Body in LA Fire Coverage: 'Tell Me That's Not a Skull... You Can See the Leg Bones Coming Out'

Fact Check: Are Firefighters Using Ladies Purses to Fight Fire? Sure Looks Like It

LAPD Clears Arson Suspect but Fireman Cites Video of Men Dumping, Lighting Gasoline Before Palisades Fire Exploded

Fans Angry When $250k per Episode Actress Begs People to Give Her In-Laws $60k After LA Fires

Ingraham Left Literally Speechless at Mel Gibson's Final 5-Word Message to Newsom

LA Officials Issue Threats as Looters Begin Pillaging Wildfire Zones

Footage of California Wildfire Shows Entire Neighborhoods Completely Wiped Out, Goes Viral

Megyn Kelly Slams ABC's David Muir for 'Abject Vanity' on Display as He Reports on Wildfires

Jane Doe from 30-Year-Old US Murder Finally Identified

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