Authorities on Monday identified the pilot whose plane crashed into a Yorba Linda home, killing four people inside over the weekend, as 75-year-old Antonio Pastini. Julia Ackley, a Torrance resident and one of Pastini’s daughters, said in a brief interview with The Times that her father was a veteran…

The Anaheim Unified High School District allegedly concealed complaints of sexual abuse and harassment by a former water polo coach who eventually was convicted of the misconduct, according to an amended lawsuit filed Monday by a current and a former student at John F. Kennedy High School. In addition to the district, the complaint filed in…

In 2016, the Los Angeles Community College District persuaded voters to approve a $3.3-billion construction bond measure to upgrade woefully outdated campuses at the nation’s largest two-year college system. There would be “strict accountability” over public funds, the district vowed, saying it…

Increased traffic, gate closures and restricted boat access through Anaheim Bay can be expected over the next two weeks while personnel at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station participate in a nationwide security exercise. The exercise, called Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2019, started Monday, Feb. 4, and continues through Feb. 15. It is the Navy’s largest…

Football was on the minds of most people this past week, but at Fountain Valley High School, the great American pastime is clearly the hot topic. A group of baseball supporters – Head Baseball Coach Deric Yanagisawa and other coaches, parents, educators, alumni and the FVHS Baseball Boosters Club — has embarked on a campaign…

Flooding prompted officials to close Trabuco Canyon Road near the border of Rancho Santa Margarita and Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Feb. 4. Water and debris washed onto sections of the road with enough force to knock over several barriers weighing 8,000 pounds each, the Orange County Department of Public Works said in a tweet. Officials…

Think of it as the Oscars red carpet, State of the Union style. But instead of outfits and hairdos, the focus is on who members of Congress are bringing as guests to the annual speech from the president about how America is doing. Often, the choice of guest is – much like the speech itself – a…

The director of Caltrans has ordered a state audit of expenditures tied to the protection of the agency’s work crews by California Highway Patrol units after a CHP investigation uncovered evidence of fraudulent overtime among its officers. The agency is looking to identify potential malfeasance…

“The Young and the Restless” actor Kristoff St. John has died at age 52. Officials say Los Angeles police were called to his home Sunday and his body was turned over to the Los Angeles County coroner. The cause of death was not available. St. John had played Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera…

“Young and the Restless” star Kristoff St. John, 52, who played Neil Winters on the daytime drama for nearly 30 years, was found dead Sunday in his Woodland Hills home, and the cause of death is suspected to be alcohol poisoning, CBS2 and TMZ reported. The LA County coroner’s office and St. John’s attorney Mark…