As a 6.4 magnitude earthquake roared through the minute Kern County city of Ridgecrest Thursday, July 4, resident Jorge Toral said his house shook like Jell-O with just the slightest movement. “It felt like the house was going to collapse,” the 30-year-old father of three said a few hours after the initial quake. Reported at…
People celebrating Independence Day filled Orange County’s beaches to enjoy sunny weather in the mid-70s, and by late afternoon no major problems had been reported, according to several lifeguard agencies. “We were really busy, but all run-of-the-mill stuff,” said Ethan Balter, a lifeguard at San Onofre State Beach. “Just a good, busy Fourth of July.”…
Scouts carry a large American flag along Main Street in Huntington Beach during the 115th annual Fourth of July parade on Thursday morning, July 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Evan Strand of Huntington Beach waves to the crowd as he makes his way along Main Street in Huntington Beach during the…
Los Angeles will lower the level at which earthquake warnings get sent to residents, city officials said after a 6.4 magnitude quake on Thursday morning, July 4, failed to trigger an alert. The early warning system did work, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Robert Graves said during a televised news conference, in that it detected the…
Parents cheer on their young runners at the start of the quarter mile kids run, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park. Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer Nine-year-old Daytona Jones of Laguna Niguel gives her dog, 6-year-old Lacey, an Austrian Cattle Dog, a hug after she won the Most Patriotic Pooch award during the 41st…
After meeting with Jewish leaders, Assemblyman Tyler Diep (R-Westminster) apologized this week for political mailers that appeared to employ ethnic stereotypes. “I want to take this opportunity to publicly share my sincere apology to anyone in the Jewish community who was offended by my campaign…
Investigators are reviewing video to identify two people who opened fire on each other inside a California mall, wounding two teenagers before fleeing, police said Wednesday. The people were being sought after the Tuesday shooting that caused panic, shut down a train station and scrambled rush-hour…
Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died early Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 90. Johnson died of heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer, family representative Harlan Boll said. No services have…
LOS ANGELES — Hoping to avoid a repeat of the annual problem of runaway pets crowding shelters, animal-advocacy officials urged pet owners to keep their animals inside today and as far away as possible from fireworks. Dogs and cats can escape from small openings in houses and fenced yards in search of a safe place…
In a jaw-dropping conclusion to a bitter feud between two of the state’s academic titans, USC agreed this week to pay the University of California $50 million and apologize for tactics used to poach a star Alzheimer’s researcher from the public university’s San Diego campus. The agreement settled…
