A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Rovana, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:01 a.m. PST at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was about 72 miles from Clovis. In the last 10 days, there have been…
The controversial retirement program that pays Los Angeles police and firefighters their salaries and pensions simultaneously at the end of their careers has not been “cost-neutral” — as was promised to voters when they approved it in 2001. That’s the conclusion of a study called for by Mayor Eric…
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that on average, he had about 40 years on his classmates. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile and left with one too. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his self-deprecating…
One hundred and fifty African American students attend the previously all white Plymouth School in Monrovia.
A collision between an ambulance and a hatchback in Orange on Tuesday, Dec. 4 resulted in no injuries. The crash happened on The City Drive near Chapman Avenue sometime before 7 p.m. and led to a brief closure of northbound City Drive traffic. At the time, no patients were being treated in the ambulance, which…
Philip Bosco, the Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles in films “Working Girl” and “The Savages,” has died. He was 88. The actor’s daughter, Celia Bosco, said her father died Monday night at his home in Haworth, New Jersey. She says her father had complications with dementia, which is commonly…
SANTA ANA — A 41-year-old convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Tuesday to setting a fire in a Santa Ana apartment building that severely injured a 30-year-old man. Carrie Marie Immel pleaded guilty to arson causing great bodily injury, arson of an inhabited structure and arson of property, all felonies, and admitted a sentencing enhancement for…
A man suspected of leading police in a pursuit from Anaheim to Yorba Linda had to be rescued and taken to a hospital after he drove through a gate, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into the Santa Ana River on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The chase started sometime before 5:10 p.m. after a motorist…
USC vowed to improve accountability and transparency in the wake of a scandal earlier this year in which the longtime campus gynecologist was accused of sexual misconduct against hundreds of students. A dispute in USC’s Marshall School of Business is shaping up to be a key test of this new approach,…
Immigration activists cried foul Tuesday during a public forum about the Orange County Sheriff Department’s cooperation with federal immigration agents, a meeting that county supervisors ended without allowing law enforcement officials to speak. The first-ever Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (TRUTH ACT) hearing was one of several either held or scheduled to be…
