On the heels of a historic election that swept Republicans from congressional power in Orange County, members of the GOP already are brainstorming how to win back the seats they lost to Democrats. But as party leaders and strategists talk, one thing seems clear: Republicans don’t agree on why they lost their one-time stronghold. Was it pure…
A federal appeals court refused Friday to put a hold on a district judge’s decision to temporarily block President Trump’s order to limit asylum only to immigrants who cross the border at official points of entry. “It is the hallowest of rights that an alien must be allowed to apply for asylum…
The priest at an Encino parish who was placed on leave after allegations of sexually abusing minors will not be charged with crimes related to those six accusers, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Friday, Dec. 7. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles in January placed Father Juan Cano, an associate pastor at Our…
The “It’s a boy” sign, along with the white-frosted cake and the presents and the colored balloons all hinted at the same thing — a baby shower. And, soon enough last Monday, Christian pastors were surrounding a newborn, a boy wrapped in a blanket and his mother’s embrace, and placing their hands on both parents’…
Prosecutors on Friday announced that a new DNA test has confirmed that a man convicted of the 1979 rape and murder of a mother in Fountain Valley did indeed commit the crime. His family recently questioned whether the killing was actually the work of the Golden State Killer. An attorney for the family of William…
Costa Mesa can continue to enforce its regulations for sober living homes, after a Friday, Dec. 7 court decision found they are legal and don’t discriminate against people in recovery. The city was sued in 2014 by Yellowstone Women’s First Step House and the Sober Living Network, a group that represents 11 operators of facilities…
The Redlands Unified School District has agreed to pay $8.5 million to four students who allege they were sexually abused by former drama teacher Joel Koonce, an attorney for the victims said Friday. The settlement represents the latest in a string of payouts — now more than $30 million — to victims of sexual misconduct…
An East Los Angeles woman was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for defrauding 32 people seeking immigration services, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office. An L.A. County Superior Court judge also ordered Dalila Moreno, 64, to pay the victims $303,500 in restitution….
Alex Villanueva began his term as Los Angeles County sheriff by immediately removing 18 top executives. Now he has told nearly 500 other supervisors on his staff that their jobs are being reevaluated too. In a massive review, all lieutenants, captains and commanders have been asked to hand in forms…
In his latest attempt to undercut the criminal prosecution against him, Harvey Weinstein through his attorney sent a letter to the judge in the case Friday alleging that a woman he is charged with raping attended a movie screening with him and her friend later that same day in 2013. Weinstein’s…
