May 10 marks the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony that celebrated the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The great era of locomotives long has passed, but rail is still No. 1 in a few freight categories. Then to now 1827: The first railroad in North America — the Baltimore & Ohio — is…
There was a time when going to see a surf movie was an “event.” They were filmed in 16 mm and pieced together by the guy who was making them. Then he would rent a high school auditorium, or some other sort of hall, sell tickets, stick up a screen, and show up with a…
The California attorney general has sent a letter to LA Archbishop Jose H. Gomez requesting that church officials preserve documents related to clergy abuse allegations. (File photo by Ana P. Garcia, Contributing Photographer) LOS ANGELES — The California attorney general’s office will review how the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has handled sexual abuse allegations, including…
Laguna Niguel cares about our environment and has worked for many years to ensure we have clean air, fresh water, and less pollution. As your mayor, I wanted to take an opportunity to let you know some of the things we are doing to maintain our environmentally-friendly slice of paradise. You may have heard that…
The Terramor project in Temescal Valley has just added for sale 83 new homes in Oakton, by Van Daele Homes. (Courtesy: Van Daele) What the two-story options for the 83 new homes in Temescal at Oakton, by Van Daele Homes, will look like. (Courtesy: Van Daele) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds What one of…
Paramedics tend to a man after his car went through a guardrail and into a creek channel about 50 feet below in Los Alamitos on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The dry creek channel is off Cerritos Avenue near Los Alamitos Boulevard. (OnSceneTV) One person was transported to a hospital after his car went through a…
The number of cases of measles among Los Angeles County residents this year has risen to seven. The county Department of Public Health said Thursday a new confirmed case is linked to an outbreak of four cases reported last month and is not associated with the recent quarantines of students and…
The California attorney general’s office will review how the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has handled sexual abuse allegations, including whether it followed mandatory reporting requirements to law enforcement, according to a letter reviewed by The Times. The letter, dated Thursday, from…
Neighbors Mary Lou Greenwald, left and Linda King walk the lower trail of the neighborhood HOA trail below the Cleveland National Forest in Corona on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Neighbor Barbara Andrews, right speaks about vandalism and damage to two benches on the walking trails as Linda King, left…
At lunchtime, the seniors — 11 girls — filtered into the classroom at the Humanity and Arts Academy of Los Angeles, an autonomous school on the campus of Narbonne High School in Harbor City. They wore typical high school clothing: sweatshirts and leggings, T-shirts and ripped jeans. The back of…
