Four years ago, Talbert Middle School science teacher John Wood was among the contestants in the Mr. Fountain Valley contest, a fun, tongue-in-cheek event in which a group of Fountain Valley guys got on stage and did a lot of crazy things – all for charity. The goal of the pageant was to crown Mr….
Trial began Monday for a 23-year-old Army mechanic who, prosecutors say, fatally shot a Fullerton couple and their friend as they slept because he believed the couple had been abusing their daughter. The defendant’s attorney told jurors the man was autistic and had been “duped” into committing the 2016 slayings. According to prosecutors, Joshua Acosta…
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert issued in California after police say they believe the non-custodial mother of a 4-year-old Vancouver, Wash., girl took her into Mexico. KGW-TV reports that based on sightings authorities believe 21-year-old Esmeralda Lopez crossed the border with Aranza Ochoa Lopez, Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said Monday….
For the 95th year the Anaheim community gathered for the Halloween Parade. The parade, which had waned in popularity in the last few decades, has made a resurgence the last several years. Neighbors lined the streets in downtown, many in their own costumes, to watch as floats, marching bands, community leaders and others passed by….
A photographer says he has tracked down the couple he captured in a striking photo of a marriage proposal at Yosemite National Park. Matthew Dippel took the photo of a man on bended knee as a woman extended her arm on Taft Point on Oct. 6. The Michigan man went on social media seeking the…
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALLEN G. BREED PITTSBURGH — As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash, one of three small congregations that worship there. He went downstairs, where his New Light Congregation meets,…
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and STEPHEN WRIGHT KARAWANG, Indonesia — A Lion Air plane crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia��s capital on Monday, likely killing all 189 people on board, in a blow to the country’s aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union…
Among humans, a debate rages over how to best manage a wild horse population in Modoc National Forest. But in the animal world, one mountain lion is busy killing horses.
Inglewood city elections were once the stuff of lawn signs and candidate forums. But as a wave of development transforms Inglewood into a destination for pro sports and entertainment, November’s mayoral race has become a contentious fight not just between political rivals but also between some…
Images from 1935 Halloween celebrations.
