From the Archives: Hollywood American Legion building is dedicated
The Hollywood American Legion Post gets a new building.
Continuing Southern California storms bring warnings of potential new evacuations
Danny Candelaria, of Seven Oaks, removes snow chains from his truck along Hwy 38, north of Forest Falls in the San Bernardino National Forest on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Lucas Feduska, 6, of Buena Park, plays in the snow with family along Hwy 38, north of Forest Falls in…
Sen. Cory Gardner introduces legislation to evaluate U.S. Olympic Committee
A Republican senator from the U.S. Olympic Committee’s home state of Colorado introduced potentially groundbreaking legislation on Tuesday that would create a 16-member panel selected by Congress to evaluate the USOC and recommend structural and policy changes for an organization whose future has been called into question in the wake of the backlash over its…
Student detained at Citrus College after shooting threat
Authorities detained a 30-year-old Citrus College student suspected of threatening to “shoot up” the school on Tuesday, leading to a more than six-hour lockdown of the Glendora campus. The incident began about 11:15 a.m., when Terrell Lee Bennett called 911 saying he was on his way to the college,…
L.A. schools lost $15 million on Day 1; attendance improved slightly on Day 2 of the teachers’ strike
As the first Los Angeles teachers’ strike in 30 years stretched into its second day, attendance ticked up slightly — about 20,000 more students went to school Tuesday — but remained at about a third of the district’s total enrollment. The school district’s top official lamented that the walkout…
L.A. County sheriff reinstates deputy fired over domestic abuse and stalking allegations
Caren Carl Mandoyan played a special role last month at the swearing-in of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, standing on stage and holding the box of gold pins that would adorn the collars of the top cop and his senior executives. Mandoyan served as a trusted member of Villanueva’s campaign…
Teachers strike at L.A. charter schools too, a first for California
Teachers at three charter schools in South Los Angeles walked off the job Tuesday, marking the first time ever that a charter school organization in California went on strike, according to the teachers union. The strikers joined thousands of other L.A. educators who began a strike a day earlier…
Suspect evades Irvine traffic stop, leads police on chase to Corona
Police arrested a motorist suspected of fleeing a crash in Irvine and leading officers in a pursuit that ended in Corona on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The chase began at 2:21 p.m. near the intersection of Culver Drive and Barranca Parkway, said Kim Mohr, a spokeswoman for the Irvine Police Department. She said officers attempted to…
Marines and Japanese forces begin warfare training at Southern California bases
CAMP PENDLETON — Marines and sailors with the 1st Marine Regiment are joining soldiers from the Japanese Defense Force in amphibious reconnaissance and landing operations, live-fire, mortar, artillery and close air support training across bases in Southern California. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, commanding officers from the Marine Corps and Japanese Defense Force opened Exercise Iron…
After great midterm, O.C. Dems elect new party leader for 2020
Fresh on the heels of an election that swept Republicans from federal power in Orange County, local Democrats elected a new leader Monday night. Hotel employee union leader Ada Briceño, 46, a Stanton resident, took the reins as chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County, becoming the first Latinx woman to win the post….