Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrote to the California Air Resources Board that the state “has failed to carry out its most basic tasks under the Clean Air Act” since the 1970s, according to a letter obtained by the Sacramento Bee.
LOS ANGELES — Representatives of the British Consulate will be on hand Tuesday at the Thomas Cook Airlines ticketing counter at Los Angeles International Airport to assist travelers left stranded by the venerable travel company’s sudden collapse. The unexpected closure of the firm that has been in existence since the 1800s is believed to have…
A tanker truck carrying about 8,200 gallons of fuel overturned on the 605 Freeway early Tuesday, forcing the closure of all southbound lanes just north of the 60 Freeway for about six hours.
INDUSTRY — A crash involving a Honda Civic and a tanker truck carrying fuel Tuesday morning caused the semi to overturn on the southbound 605 Freeway in Industry, spilling fuel in lanes and prompting the closure of four freeway lanes. The crash occurred near the 60 Freeway interchange about 1:40 a.m., according to the California…
The city’s main library was just renamed in her honor.
The crash occurred just before 8 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Vermont Avenue near the intersection of 61st Street.
An ax-wielding suspect was arrested following a vandalism rampage in Huntington Beach on Monday, Sept. 23. The suspect allegedly used the ax to vandalize multiple cars and homes along Bushard Street and Adams Avenue, police said. He allegedly slashed several tires, smashed holes into car windows and broke residents’ porch lights. Officers responded at 11:14…
A burst of hot, dry Santa Ana winds will sweep through the region’s mountain areas on Tuesday, forecasters said, elevating the risk of wildfires and leading to potential power shutoffs for thousands of Southern California Edison customers. The utility company said Monday that officials were considering shutting off power — as a precaution to prevent…
A San Clemente driver who crashed into another vehicle on the 405 freeway while driving under the influence of prescription drugs, killing a 10-year-old girl and seriously injuring her father and older sister, was convicted Monday of second-degree murder. A Santa Ana jury also found Adam Kanas, 39, guilty of two felony DUI with great…
The officer tangled with another driver before shooting himself in the torso, police say. He is in the hospital and is expected to recover.
