The big dump | Digging out from 11 feet of snow in Mammoth Lakes
Photos: Mammoth and June Lake snow resorts receive as much as 11 feet of new snow and temperatures hovering around 0 after recent storms.
‘Crime Beat’ podcast: ‘Stealing Nixon’s Millions’ tells about the biggest bank heist in U.S. history
The President of the United States started committing crimes in an effort to win an election. The president ordered shakedowns, obstruction of justice and a massive cover-up of the crimes his operatives committed to get him elected. While this was going on in the White House, seven guys from Youngstown, Ohio, pulled off the biggest bank heist…
‘Marijuana war’ pits struggling city against wealthier neighbors in San Gabriel Valley
The men and women collecting petition signatures outside Metro Super Market in Temple City warned of a marijuana takeover and greedy politicians eager to speed it along. They accused Andre Quintero, the mayor of El Monte, of wanting to make the San Gabriel Valley famous as a cannabis hub. Quintero…
Flames from San Francisco gas explosion damage 5 buildings
By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries. Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner…
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Argos, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday morning two miles from Argos, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:24 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 41 miles from Twentynine Palms, 41 miles from…
Burning metal rained from the sky, bringing death and questions in Yorba Linda
On a blustery Sunday afternoon, a strange wailing caught Susan Bacha’s ear, followed by a thunderous crack. She took the sound to be one of the street’s regular speeding motorcyclists finally taking the corner too fast and slamming into a car. The Super Bowl was less than two hours away, and many…
Downtown L.A. developer donated $50,000 before pivotal vote involving high-rise project, records show
A real estate company seeking to raze a portion of the former Los Angeles Times headquarters and replace it with two high-rise towers gave $50,000 to a campaign committee with ties to Councilman Jose Huizar two months before a crucial vote on the property, according to recently filed contribution…
From the Archives: Pat Boone and family arrive in Los Angeles
Pat Boone and his family arrive at Los Angeles International Airport.
Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA — A pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Wednesday night in Santa Ana. The victim was struck by Amtrak Train A591 about 9:05 p.m. near the 1100 block of Walnut Street, south of East First Street, between the Santa Ana and Fullerton stations, authorities said. ALERT: Train 591 has encountered…
Man stabbed to death behind commercial buildings in Cerritos
Authorities are investigating a stabbing where one man was killed in Cerritos on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Just before 3 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at an abandoned railway between commercial buildings in a largely commercial area near the 16200 block of Shoemaker Avenue,…