For decades, the curving mural depicting a golden sun has greeted visitors to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Faded by the elements, its once-vibrant blue lost some luster over the years. The gold-leaf paint had chipped away. Still, the image drew eyes upward. No one seemed to know who had painted…
A magnitude 4.9 aftershock tumbled east of Ridgecrest, Calif., on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred in an area that was struck by a pair of strong earthquakes just a week ago and has been rattled by thousands of aftershocks. In the past 10 days, there…
U.S. Coast Guard members boarded a semi-submarine racing through the waves, one of 14 operations seizing cocaine and marijuana since May in international waters off Mexico and Central and South America. The agency released dramatic video of the encounter with smugglers on Thursday. It shows a Coast…
An adjunct UCLA professor of electrical engineering faces 219 years in federal prison for conspiring to export semiconductor chips with military applications to China. According to a statement released last week from the Department of Justice, Yi-Chi Shih, 64, obtained access to a U.S. company’s…
Caren Marsh-Doll survived the 1949 Standard Airlines C-46 crash near Chatsworth, only to face amputation of her foot.
Covering the Mr. Nude International-U.S.A. beauty contest can be a challenge when working for a family newspaper.
Q. Hi Honk: What happens if a driver sends in a Department of Motor Vehicles fix-it letter, to ensure all requirements are met for a REAL ID, but the letter gets lost or is not processed by the DMV? My theory is, with the DMV’s old systems, low employee morale and several million forms to…
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook about five miles northeast of Ridgecrest Friday morning, July 12, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 6:11 a.m. tremor hit a week after two major quakes shook the area in Kern County, one a 6.4-magnitude earthquake and the other a 7.1. The quake originated 6.2 miles below the surface. Shortly…
Authorities aren’t sure if the July 4 Ridgecrest earthquake led to the death of a Pahrump, Nevada man found crushed beneath a vehicle that he apparently was working beneath when it fell off of its jacks. An autopsy shows Troy Ray, 55, of Pahrump, died from “traumatic asphyxia” and had other injuries, Nye County sheriff’s…
LOS ANGELES — The cause of death of popular Disney star Cameron Boyce has been listed preliminarily as having “occurred under natural circumstances,” but the final cause will be determined at a later date, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported Thursday. Known for his roles on the TV series “Jessie” and the “Descendants” film…
