The fate of Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is accused of multiple war crimes including the premeditated killing of a teen ISIS fighter, is expected to be in the hands of the jury on Monday, July 1, as attorneys representing the highly decorated serviceman rested their case on Friday. Gallagher’s defense team and the…
Nighttime aerial firefighting equipment that helped knock down Australian wildfires last year will be tested in Orange County over the next five months. Starting July 1, the Orange County Fire Authority will run a pilot program with two special helicopters: one that does reconnaissance of ground conditions, any obstacles such as power lines, and where…
As one state after another embraces legalized sports betting in light of the Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down a federal law banning it, America’s most populous state has largely avoided the subject altogether. A bill introduced by two California lawmakers this week aims to at least start that conversation. The bill would…
Has the electric car industry lost its mind? You might be asking that question if you’ve seen the video “Kicking Gas,” starring none other than The Terminator himself, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, playing Howard Kleiner, a wacked out car salesman pushing polluting, gasoline-powered automobiles to environmentally concerned customers. In the first video, Kleiner greets potential…
A federal judge on Friday, June 28, made clear that his decision to place the notorious Mongols motorcycle club on probation means the headquarters for the outlaw organizations mothership chapter is fair game for random search by probation officers, not individual bikers themselves. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter in May ordered the Mongols’ organization…
Molly Jensen, 6, is all smiles as she is wrapped in an aerial hammock during circus camp at The Ruby Karen Project in Costa Mesa, CA, on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Behind a nondescript door in an industrial park in near the airport 11 girls are suspended…
Rancho Cucamonga is getting 135 new homes priced to start under $400,000. Aliso Viejo-based New Home Co. is building three-story townhomes and single-stacked flats at The Resort, a 160-acre community by Lewis Community Developers near the MetroLink Red Line station. New Home’s Nova Rancho Cucamonga will have residences in three plans that range from 879…
As Los Angeles police detectives investigated former USC gynecologist George Tyndall, they recovered thousands of sex videos and photos of women, authorities said. Tyndall was arrested and charged this week amid allegations of the longtime sexual abuse of patients at the university’s clinic. Meanwhile,…
By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO — Faced with a crippling housing shortage that is driving prices up while putting more people on the streets, California’s governor and legislative leaders agreed Thursday on a plan to reward local governments that make it easier to build more housing faster and punish those that don’t. The proposed law, which…
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation. The justices’ order Friday sets up high-stakes legal arguments in the fall, with a decision likely by June 2020 as Trump seeks re-election. Trump ordered an end to the program called…
