The Marathon Petroleum refinery looms in the background behind a Shell and Chevron gas station in Carson on Monday, Mar. 18, 2019. Gas prices will probably rise following the fire at the nearby Phillips 66 refinery on Friday. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG) A partial shutdown of the Phillips 66 refinery in Carson —…
The parents and others accused of cheating and bribing officials to get their kids into elite colleges are expected to face charges in federal court in the coming weeks. Some have pleaded not guilty already. They also are facing fallout — and in some cases consequences — from the sensational college…
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Monday morning five miles from Ribbonwood, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:55 a.m. PDT at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 17 miles from Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert and 18…
If you’ve ever been to a Cambodian-owned doughnut shop, fried chicken restaurant or jewelry store, there’s a good chance it was financed by a tontine. In Cambodia, “tontine” is the name given to a rotating savings and credit association, or ROSCA, an ancient practice that has different versions…
Hindered by darkness, fast-moving water and difficult terrain, authorities called off their search Sunday night for a missing 5-year-old girl who fell into the Stanislaus River in Knights Ferry. The girl slipped off the rocks and fell into the water about 5 p.m. near the 330-foot Knights Ferry…
Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell is in intensive care after becoming ill Sunday while coaching a 14-and-under game with the Batbusters travel team at La Mirada Regional Park. (File photo, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell is in intensive care after becoming ill Sunday while coaching a 14-and-under game with the Batbusters travel…
Police have arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of trafficking at least three minors as prostitutes in Santa Ana. Patrol officers in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Hazard Avenue identified a 16-year-old human trafficking victim who was rescued on Saturday, March 9, according to a news release from the Santa Ana Police Department. It…
Lake Elsinore officials, with roads and staff overtaxed by tens of thousands of people arriving daily to view the giant California poppy bloom north of the city, ended the city’s shuttle service and closed the viewing area Sunday. “The situation has escalated beyond our available resources. No additional shuttles or visitors will be allowed into…
Calling the stampede a “poppy nightmare,” Lake Elsinore officials announced Sunday they had shut access to the popular poppy fields in Walker Canyon, where crowds had descended in recent weeks to see the super bloom of wildflowers. “The situation has escalated beyond [our] available resources,”…
SANTA ANA — Orange County authorities are seeking the public’s help in tracking down suspects in a series of robberies in the county, with four in Irvine, three in Santa Ana and two in Mission Viejo. Irvine police set up a tip line for information, and anyone who can help investigators catch the suspects was…
