From the Archives: Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht, stars of the 1951 Ice Capades
Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht, stars of the 1951 edition of the Ice Capades, perform a “stag leap.”
Magnitude 3.3 quake is felt in Sonoma and Napa counties
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit about four miles southwest of Calistoga and was felt in Sonoma and Napa counties. More than 500 people reported feeling the shaking, which hit at 10:17 p.m. Wednesday, and reported it to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Did You Feel It? crowdsourcing website. Light shaking,…
Transient arrested on suspicion of groping, chasing woman in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA – A 32-year-old transient was behind bars on suspicion of groping a woman in Santa Ana on the evening of Tuesday, April 30. Shon Michael Sharp was booked on suspicion of sexual battery and was being held on $25,000 bail, according to jail records. Police were called at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday to an…
Motorcycle rider dies in crash on the 405 Freeway in Irvine
A motorcycle rider died in a crash on the 405 Freeway in Irvine on Wednesday, May 1, officials said. The crash happened in northbound lanes, just south of the highway transition to State Route 133, at about 6:15 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said. The 26-year-old woman died at the scene of…
At-risk youth hear from law enforcement and Angels players, coaches on how to succeed in life and avoid gangs
Almost 2,000 screaming kids greeted Angels players and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer during the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership program, also known as OC GRIP, at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. Several coaches and players addressed the restless crowd before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays including locally-raised Noe Ramirez, second baseman…
As Ramadan approaches, Southern California Muslim communities take extra security precautions following string of attacks
Beginning Sunday, armed guards will be stationed at the Islamic Center of Northridge. The mosque, one of the largest serving the San Fernando Valley Muslims, have hired guards over the month-long Ramadan observance for several years. The guns, however, are a new addition. In the wake of a spate of deadly attacks on all Abrahamic…
Passion for students kept these Orange County Teachers of the Year going in 2019
Fullerton College geography professor Aline Gregorio knew something wasn’t right when a student she had never seen before sat in for her midterm exam, getting to number 37 on the 100-question test before standing up and leaving. A few minutes later, the student returned with a camera and an entourage of officials. That’s when everything…
On California high-speed rail project, Newsom to scale back consultants but push ahead
The California bullet train authority, despite spiraling cost increases, schedule delays and technical snafus over the last five years, told the Legislature on Wednesday it has a solid plan to build an operating segment in the Central Valley that would economically transform the region. The report…
Anaheim man with AR-15 arrested on suspicion of evading police, fighting K-9 in Costa Mesa
Police arrested a 24-year-old Anaheim man who allegedly fled after an attempted traffic stop in Costa Mesa and fought with a police K-9 early Wednesday. Police said an officer conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation around 2 a.m. Arthur Barajas Jr. allegedly refused to stop and tried to evade Costa Mesa officers…
Santa Anita invests $500,000 in new scan technology to detect horse injuries earlier
The owners of Santa Anita racetrack are investing $500,000 in a new technology capable of scanning for hard-to-detect injuries while a horse is standing. The device, called a Longmile Positron Emission Tomography, or MILE-PET, eliminates the need for anesthesia and can detect damage at a microscopic level, according to Dionne Benson, the newly appointed chief…