A Long Beach tax preparer is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in federal court to wire fraud in connection with a Ponzi scheme that allegedly bilked $40 million from investors, according to authorities. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors have recommended that Carol Ann Pedersen receive 6 1/2 to eight years in federal prison…
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner has won a special election to fill a vacant seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. With only a few dozen ballots left to count on Monday, Wagner, a Republican, led former congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat, by 3,537 votes in the seven-candidate race to represent the inland 3rd District,…
A skydiver from Orange County died Sunday near Perris Valley Airport when his parachute failed to open, authorities said. Robert Davies, 65, of Lake Forest, was pronounced dead about 12 minutes after the 12:43 p.m. incident was reported at an empty field at 2901 Goetz Road, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office said. The area is…
After cutting the number of economy long-term parking spaces nearly in half in 2017, LAX is set to bring that number back up. Los Angeles International Airport is still in the process of shutting down Lot C, but airport officials announced on Monday, March 18, that Economy Lot E will open Thursday, March 28. The…
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…
