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Students and faculty want Chanel Miller’s statement to Brock Turner on a plaque at the site where she was attacked. Stanford has rejected her suggestions twice.

At Elizabeth Warren’s San Diego rally, Trump scandals don’t shake her from the formula that put her ahead in California polling.

Police believe a Yorba Linda woman who worked for almost four decades at Suzuki Motor of America’s headquarters in Brea stole nearly $2 million from the company over the course of five years, and arrested her Thursday, Oct. 3. Bonnie Mullion, 65, was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of 89 counts of embezzlement,…

Anaheim police asked the public’s help finding five English and French bulldogs that were stolen from a family’s home this week. The family left their dogs in an enclosure in the backyard for about four hours on Monday afternoon Sept. 30, Anaheim police said. “When they returned home, a car key from one of their…

A repeat DUI offender sped the wrong way along a freeway for more than five miles before crashing into an oncoming vehicle in Tustin, killing another driver, a prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court. Ivan Gonzalez, 31, faces a second-degree murder charge for the death of 33-year-old Michael Johnston Jr., as…

A wheelchair tumble on an L.A. sidewalk has focused attention on badly needed repairs and disabled people’s challenges.

Elaborate sprinkler systems could be a waste of money in protecting your home from wildfire. A better strategy, experts say, is to team up with neighbors to fireproof your entire community.

As concerns about school safety and shootings rise, districts are tightening security even though it limits public access to campus grounds.

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