SANTA ANA — Firefighters extinguished a structure fire Sunday in Santa Ana, an Orange County Fire Authority captain said. The fire broke out in the 1800 block of Poinsettia Street at about 2:35 p.m., OCFA Capt. Daryll Milliot said. The department dispatched 24 firefighters to the scene and the blaze was knocked down at 2:55…
San Juan Capistrano kicked off the holidays with its annual tree lighting at Historic Town Center Park. The event included a procession lead by the Capistrano Valley High band and fun and activities for families to celebrate the holidays. Local residents gather around a giant decorated tree in San Juan Capistrano’s Historic Town Center Park…
With the waves as musical accompaniment, the beach tree at Crystal Cove was lit on Saturday, Dec. 1, during the community’s holiday celebration. The annual tree-lighting event includes a shopping bazaar, vintage decorations and a visit by Santa Claus. This is the 22nd year for the event. People take selfies around the Christmas tree at Crystal…
BURBANK — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided by Berry’s family….
Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85. Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided…
UC San Diego has begun using new words to refer to Latinos and Chicanos in a move that reflects the profound change that’s occurring nationally in the way many people define their gender and sexuality. The gender-specific terms Latino and Chicano are being selectively replaced with Latinx and Chicanx…
HAWTHORNE – Hawthorne-based SpaceX has again postponed a planned launch of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base for a mission dubbed Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express. A post on the official SpaceX Twitter account said the delay was necessary to “conduct additional inspections of the second stage. Working toward a backup launch…
CHICO, Calif. — The sideline that helps James Hoskins bring in a little extra money this time of year quickly became a deeply emotional experience after he donned a furry red suit and jet-black boots and took his seat at the Chico Mall. Asked what they wanted for Christmas, Camp fire evacuees’…
Here’s the picture: A poor young Latina mother stuck in a dumpy northeast San Fernando Valley motel, four kids, no car, barely surviving. Some people take in the scene, and the story, and wonder how they can help. Can they donate shoes, clothes, food, money? Others digest the same information and…
L.A. Unified writes a letter asking local leaders to help students facing poverty after a series by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez.
