A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 27 miles from Capetown, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 42 miles from Fortuna, Calif., 51 miles from…
Football fans planning to take part in Super Bowl LIII parties on Sunday were warned that the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies were planning to be out in force to look for people who drive while impaired. CHP officers, along with personnel from other law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California, will be…
The widow of a Lake Elsinore man killed when hit by a Metrolink train in 2018 in Dana Point is suing the passenger railroad, alleging the engineer failed to keep a proper lookout and did not sound his horn. Jacqueline Gibson’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, filed Tuesday, alleges negligence and wrongful death. She seeks…
Breed: Cairn terrier-Yorkshire terrier mix Age: 2 years Gender: Female Size: 7 pounds Molly’s story: Molly loves to cuddle and go on adventures. She’s an expert lizard chaser who gets along with other small, gentle dogs. She isn’t certain about big dogs or cats. She is very food-motivated, which makes her easy to train. She…
Her name is Hazel, which tells you something about her age, but she goes by “Happi.” Happi Hicks. Two weeks ago, when I wrote about my mother’s final days in hospice care and asked readers to share their own stories, Mrs. Hicks weighed in. “Sorry about your bouts with Hospice!” she emailed. “Your…
Mandatory evacuations were issued for the Holy fire burn area in Lake Elsinore and Temescal Valley on Saturday morning, Feb. 2, ahead of forecasted heavy rain. At least 2 inches of rain is expected fall throughout Southern California on Saturday, with as much as 6 inches in the foothills and south-facing mountain slopes, the National…
By Ricardo Cano | CALmatters If the Golden State has a rooting interest in the Super Bowl on Sunday, it won’t just be because the Los Angeles Rams will be on the field. Roughly one player in six on the Rams’ and New England Patriots’ active rosters is a product of California high schools. Year after year,…
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Saturday morning eight miles from Petrolia, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:18 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 24 miles from Fortuna, Calif., 36 miles from…
“If you can’t get to paradise, I’ll bring it to you!”– Donn Beach I will never look at a Tiki mug or Hawaiian shirt the same way again. I used to think Tiki was kitsch, but not anymore. Here’s the story of how I found a rare 1940’s book of Don the Beachcomber documents with…
For more than 150 years, Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors has been the realm of men — a powerful governing body that long ago earned the nickname of the “five little kings.” But that was before women earned a supermajority on the board, with Supervisor Janice Hahn — whose father, Kenneth…
