Mass murderer? Cult leader? Musician? Charles Manson’s son wrestles with father’s legacy
Mass murderer? Cult leader? Musician? Charles Manson’s son, Michael Brunner, wrestles with father’s legacy and notoriety
Caregiver, massage therapist suspected of sexually assaulting patient in Laguna Woods, clients in Mission Viejo
Deputies arrested a licensed massage therapist and home health care provider who is suspected of sexually assaulting one of his patients in Laguna Woods and two clients in Mission Viejo, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said Wednesday. Russell Bernardino, 43, Mission Viejo, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of rape, elder sexual abuse, oral…
Chino Hills man pleads not guilty to 2017 double fatal hit-and-run crash in Diamond Bar
A Chino Hills man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, July 17, to six felony counts tied to a double fatal hit-and-run crash in Diamond Bar in 2017. Hans Timothy Cruz Guloy denied crashing his car into another vehicle, officials said. The vehicle was then struck by a third car, killing a 1-year-old girl and her…
Trial begins for man accused of kidnapping, torturing and mutilating OC marijuana dispensary owner
NEWPORT BEACH – Trial began Wednesday for a man accused of teaming up with two high school friends to kidnap, brutally torture and sexually mutilate a marijuana dispensary owner from Newport Beach in order to find a non-existent $1 million they falsely believed he had buried in the Mojave Desert. Hossein Nayeri – who gained…
UCLA staff member reports attempted sexual assault near campus
The incident was reported near UCLA’s campus at Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK — The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble. A federal judge in Brooklyn handed down the…
Heat wave fizzles, but another’s on the way to Southern California
LOS ANGELES — The heat wave that began Thursday has dissipated, but another one is coming, forecasters said Wednesday. The next heat wave should start Tuesday and last three or four days, said National Weather meteorologist Andrew Rorke. Its causes will include high pressure over the Four Corners area and decreasing offshore flow, just like…
Separated at the border, immigrant families to sue government for ’emotional distress’
Like thousands of Central American parents seeking asylum in the United States, Patricia panicked when, after she and her son crossed the Rio Grande into Texas last year, U.S. border agents took the boy away.
Even after huge earthquakes, much of Southern California still unprepared for The Big One
The necessity of stockpiling supplies became more pronounced after twin earthquakes rocked Southern California, yet many people still fail to prepare, experts say.
A major Kern County oil spill in environmentally conscious California
After nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water seeped into a dry creek bed near Bakersfield, the cleanup continues.