Dramatic FBI raids at L.A. City Hall and the DWP billing debacle that won’t go away
An overbilling scandal earlier this decade at the Department of Water and Power is now the subject of an FBI probe. Here’s what we know.
UCI Medical Center’s emergency department evacuated, closed after reports of smoke
UCI Medical Center’s emergency department was evacuated and about 75 patients moved to other parts of the hospital after smoke was reported early Tuesday morning, July 23. At about 2:10 a.m., smoke was noticed in the basement below the emergency department, said UCI Medical Center spokesman John Murray. Facility workers and firefighters determined the smoke…
Play Next: The next generation of audio listeners is sliding podcasts into your DMs
In this edition of the Play Next newsletter, we’re looking at what podcasts younger people are listening to and how they’re sharing them.
Parents who won’t vaccinate their kids turning to home-schooling in California, data show
Since California mandated that virtually all kids be vaccinated to attend public school, there has been a big increase in families opting for home schooling.
What exactly is happening with the new L.A. County sheriff?
A look at Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the controversies surrounding him.
More than 80,000 aftershocks and counting: Ridgecrest earthquakes keep shaking
More than 80,000 quakes have been recorded in the Ridgecrest area since July 4 — the aftermath from two of the biggest temblors to hit California in nearly a decade.
2 killed when cars collide on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach
Two people were killed on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach Monday, July 22, 2019 in a collision involving two compact cars, a fire official said. (OnScene.TV) Two people were killed on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach Monday, July 22, 2019 in a collision involving two compact cars, a fire official said. (OnScene.TV) Sound The gallery…
Registered sex offender accused of raping developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove
SANTA ANA — A registered sex offender was charged Monday, July 22, on suspicion of raping a 19-year-old developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove. Matthew Jason Weaver, who turns 45 on Tuesday, was additionally charged with sexual penetration by a foreign object and force, sexual battery, attempted sodomy by force and forcible oral copulation, all…
Bicyclist dies in Las Flores collision with pickup truck
A bicyclist died in a collision with a pickup truck in Las Flores on Monday, July 22. Authorities were notified of the crash at Oso Parkway near San Rafael, between Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita, at about 1:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Rafael Reynoso said. Emergency-responders found a man who had been riding…
Man charged with murdering deputy at Alhambra Jack in the Box and another man in L.A. pleads not guilty
A Utah man accused of gunning down an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy inside an Alhambra fast-food restaurant an hour after killing a man in downtown Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Monday to two murder, attempted murder and robbery charges. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Stennis ordered Rhett McKenzie Nelson, 30, to remain…