Nearly two weeks after a fateful crash that took the life of Costa Mesa fire Capt. Mike Kreza, his friends, family and uniformed colleagues gathered to remember him during an emotional memorial service Friday. Saddleback Church in Lake Forest was filled with hundreds of people sharing laughs and tears for the 44-year-old father of three…
For all the post-election talk about Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and working to implement a pro-immigrant agenda, Los Angeles resident José López feels certain of only one thing: At least one chamber of Congress won’t be fighting to kick him out of the country. In this Nov. 14, 2018 photo,…
LAGUNA NIGUEL — Hayden Nieznanski generally keeps quiet when it comes to talking about his father’s deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. It’s a topic he avoids — mostly because he misses his dad. Amanda Nieznanski, left, and her sons Hayden, 10, and Max, 5, have their photo taken with a giant holiday card…
WASHINGTON A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision Friday morning. CNN had asked that Acosta’s credentials be returned while a lawsuit over their revocation goes forward. The network’s chief White House correspondent…
Firefighters continued to make progress in containing the destructive and deadly Woolsey fire, which has scorched 98,362 acres and was 69 percent contained as of Friday morning, according to the latest Cal Fire numbers. Authorities are hopeful that cooler temperatures, a decrease in winds and a forecasted slight increase in humidity will continue to aid firefighters…
My first Thanksgiving in Los Angeles was a lonely one. My husband and I had just moved to this strange new city, and we knew no one. Thousands of miles away, our families were celebrating with plates piled high, feeling grateful for all the cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents around them to make the holidays…
They needed to be inspired, to feel her grace, to applaud the way she has handled her power. This was not a political rally, but it could have been. It was a night of adoration, without evidence of protesters. Michelle Obama sold out the Forum on Thursday night, the second stop of a book tour…
State officials on Thursday solidified their support for a “preferred” high-speed rail route through Southern California that would travel through San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and Orange County communities. During the California High Speed Rail Authority’s meeting in Burbank, residents from Acton to communities in the San Fernando Valley spoke against putting the project’s…
The leaders of crews fighting the Woolsey fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties took a few minutes Thursday morning to honor a fallen Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant with a firefighters’ “last alarm” bell ringing ceremony. The memorial service took place later in the day for Sgt. Ron Helus, gunned down Nov. 7 as he entered the…
Honorees already were known, so surprises weren’t expected at Orange County’s 33rd annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Grove. Then Charles and Ling Zhang, who were selected as the county’s Outstanding Philanthropists, started singing. The crowd of more than 900 took a moment to realize what was happening, then stood…
