By CALEB JONES HALIEWA, Hawaii — Two shark researchers who came face-to-face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their encounter as an opportunity to push for legislation that would protect sharks in Hawaii. Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and conservationist, told The Associated Press that she encountered…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — The House intelligence committee chairman said he will “do what is necessary” to confirm a published report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election. Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff of…
MALIBU — The family of a man who was shot to death while camping at Malibu Creek State Park with his children has filed claims for more than $90 million against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and other state and local agencies, accusing them of failing to warn the public about several shootings in…
Parents at Elysian Heights Elementary speak proudly of its longstanding culture of civic-mindedness: the after-school art and music classes taught on a volunteer basis. A curriculum that stresses concepts of social justice and community. The mascot, a stray tabby cat fed and nurtured by students…
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Friday morning two miles from Fondo, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:19 a.m. PST at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Brawley, 21 miles from Imperial and 25 miles…
Gloria Perez-Stewart was adamant: Her son would not attend school while his teachers at Eagle Rock Jr./Sr. High School were on strike. But for Perez-Stewart and her son, Aidan Villasenor Walker, skipping school involves much more than filling an extra six hours of free time. Aidan, 19, has autism….
For 16 years, a cat named “Room 8” was a fixture at Elysian Heights Elementary.
After days of downpours, the final round in a series of storms that have drenched Southern California caused rock slides and flooding and other problems Thursday, prompting several water rescues, snarling traffic and causing some injuries. But the extended run of wet weather also has helped to replenish the region’s water supplies, bathing the soil…
The union representing Orange County sheriff’s deputies won a court stay Thursday blocking the release of disciplinary files under a state police transparency law that took effect Jan. 1. Superior Court Judge Nathan Scott granted the temporary order and scheduled a full hearing for Feb. 7. The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, following a…
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges arising from an audacious heist at a marijuana warehouse. In a plea agreement he signed this month, Deputy Marc Antrim admitted to the elaborate ruse in which he and a team of accomplices posed as narcotics deputies…
