Man accused of arson after firefighters put out a brush fire near Hollywood Bowl
Police have arrested a man accused of lighting a series of small fires near the Hollywood Bowl.
Newsom and top California lawmakers strike a deal to cap rent increases
In response to California’s housing crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal with legislative leaders to cap rent increases for millions.
30 residents evacuate after chlorine leak at Los Alamitos apartment; 1 hospitalized
A chlorine leak at a Los Alamitos apartment Friday left one person hospitalized and forced 30 residents to temporarily evacuate the complex, authorities said. The leak was reported at about 2 p.m. when one person gained access to a pool pump room at an apartment in the 4000 block of Green Avenue and was overwhelmed…
USC vs. Fresno State weather forecast: Balmy with a light breeze
Trojans’ season opener at the Los Angeles Coliseum
Man gets prison for stabbing a transient to death in Garden Grove
A 21-year-old man who stabbed another transient to death in Garden Grove was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Daniel Robert Jones-Hoebel pleaded guilty earlier this year to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon for the 2017 killing of 20-year-old Genaro Diaz. Officers responding to reports of a domestic dispute and an…
5th person sentenced to prison for robbing a man and forcing him to withdraw cash in Garden Grove
The last of five people convicted of robbing a man at gunpoint in a Garden Grove hotel and forcing him to withdraw cash from several ATMs was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison. Soane Venasio Lelenoa, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to felony carjacking and robbery charges, leading prosecutors to dismiss several other…
A 40-acre Malibu brush fire is 60 percent contained, fire officials say
A fire that chewed through about 40 acres of brush on a Malibu hillside was 60 percent contained late Friday afternoon, officials said. The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Friday in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Sweetwater Canyon Road, according to the county fire department, which had the blaze 60 percent contained…
Male nanny faces new charges after prosecutors allege he molested a dozen boys
A male nanny accused of molesting boys in his care as young as four now faces additional charges after prosecutors allege they have found a dozen suspected victims, the Orange County District Attorney Office officials announced Friday. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski, 30, is now facing 25 felony counts, including lewd and lascivious acts with a minor,…
Two people found dead on beach in Torrance
Lifeguards received a call about 7 a.m. Friday reporting that two people had been found dead at Torrance County Beach.
What’s the deal with those freeway grooves that make drives so noisy?
Q. Honk: While driving the recently refurbished 5 Freeway near San Clemente, I was struck by how absolutely SMOOTH and QUIET those freshly applied, asphalt surfaces are. Why? No ANNOYING rain grooves carved into concrete. When we are driving on those grooves, my wife and I have to shout. More and more, I’m encountering many…