Gilroy shooter meticulously planned attack, was armed for battle
As authorities scrub the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter’s digital footprint, his motive remains elusive. We look at what they are doing and what clues they are finding
Column: The city has a growing mountain of possessions confiscated from homeless people
On skid row in downtown Los Angeles, a huge storage facility is packed with items owned by homeless people.
Newsletter: The uniquely California rise of Marianne Williamson
Southern California has long drawn prophets and gurus, providing a fertile breeding ground for all manner of cultists, mystics and new religious movements.
13-year-old girl killed in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting remembered as a ‘true wonder’
On Tuesday night, about 100 of Keyla Salazar’s friends, classmates, teachers and family members attended a private vigil at her middle school in San Jose to remember the young girl with a sweet smile and kind heart.
17-year-old pedestrian hospitalized with serious injuries following Brea crash
A traffic collision in Brea left a 17-year-old pedestrian hospitalized with serious injuries on Tuesday, July 30. The crash happened near the intersection of Brea Boulevard and Lambert Road, Brea police said in a tweet at 7:46 p.m. One vehicle was involved in a collision with a male who was on foot. He was taken…
Man accused of beating woman along trail in Irvine charged with attempted murder
SANTA ANA — Attempted murder and other felony charges were filed Tuesday, July 30, against a 28-year-old man accused of attacking a woman on a trail in Irvine. The 30-year-old victim was walking along the Jeffrey Open Space Trail, near Jeffrey Road and Irvine Boulevard about 10 p.m. Saturday when she was in a collision…
Man stabbed during fight in La Habra remains hospitalized
A man remained hospitalized Tuesday, July 30, and has refused to cooperate with police after he was stabbed during a fight in La Habra on Monday, police said. Jay Campos, 57, confronted Joseph Martinez, 49, a resident of Georgia, at an apartment on the 800 block of West La Habra Boulevard Monday at about 5:55…
Gilroy festival shooter obtained ‘weapons of goddamned mass destruction,’ Newsom says
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter legally obtained a weapon legal in Nevada but illegal in California.
Man suspected in Monrovia kidnapping barricades himself inside vehicle in downtown L.A., prompting SWAT response, police say
Authorities are engaged in an hours-long standoff in downtown Los Angeles with a possible kidnapping suspect who barricaded himself inside a Toyota Prius that police had been looking for in connection with a missing woman.
Driver suspected of DUI crashes into gate entrance of Musick jail near Irvine
Police arrested a 19-year old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence after authorities say she crashed an SUV through the front gate of the James A. Musick jail near Irvine early Monday, July 29. Sheriff’s authorities said the driver, whose name had not been released, was taken into custody and booked into an…