NEWPORT BEACH — Hundreds of scuba divers will swim along the bottom of Newport Harbor, on Saturday, June 1, looking for trash and other debris that shouldn’t be there. The divers and dozens of on-land volunteers will target plastics, fishing line and other items that are dangerous to the environment and to sea life. The…
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie “American Gangster,” has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said. Lucas had been in declining health, according to his former lawyer. Raised in North…
Four Democratic presidential candidates on Friday talked about a hot-button issue few of their 20 or so competitors have tackled with specific policy plans: immigration. And they did so before a roomful of immigrants. Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took…
Federal authorities on Friday charged a Yorba Linda man who prosecutors said used 200 stolen identities to fraudulently bag nearly $600,000 in unemployment insurance benefits. Jeffrey Silhanek, 39 faces two counts of mail fraud, said the United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California in a news release. Silhanek got his hands on stolen identities…
An Irvine man who composed “kill lists” with names of prominent Jewish community members and a list of steps for “killing my first Jew,” pleaded guilty to weapons and civil rights charges Friday in connection with threats against three Orange County houses of worship, officials said. Nicholas Wesley Rose, 28 had conducted extensive internet searches…
On May 30, 2019, 400 students participated in the commencement ceremony for Santa Ana Valley High School at the Santa Ana Public Schools Sports Complex. Dr. Margarita Sanchez-Padilla, a family physician with Kaiser and Valley graduate, was the keynote speaker. A total of 3,190 seniors will graduate from Santa Ana Unified School District high…
Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, a decorated Navy SEAL accused of several war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017, remains free while a Navy judge considers a series of motions, including dismissal of the case, presented Friday, May 31, by the defense team. During a 3 1/2-hour hearing in a San Diego courtroom, Navy…
Short-term rental owners in Anaheim are supposed to be shutting down as they recoup their investment, but that is taking so long and requiring so much city staff time, city leaders are looking at allowing more than 200 properties to continue operating indefinitely, provided they’re good neighbors and don’t cause complaints. Facing a flood of…
For the first time in nearly two decades, a Los Angeles County law enforcement official has been ordered to stand trial for a fatal shooting. Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Liu is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Feb. 24, 2016, shooting death of Francisco Garcia at a Norwalk gas station. After…
Roger Stein’s hulking presence around the racetrack made him easy to recognize, be it in early years as a harness racing trainer or later when he switched to thoroughbreds. It was his larger-than-life personality, which he brought to radio listeners every Saturday and Sunday morning for almost…
