LOS ANGELES — A La Mirada man is expected to plead guilty Thursday to his role in a fraud ring that stole credit card information from restaurant customers to create counterfeit cards. Russell Jay “Big Dog” Ogden, 44, will plead guilty in downtown Los Angeles to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with…
National Philanthropy Day Orange County is recognizing the following 2018 honorees for their community contributions: Legacy Award Ueberroth Family Foundation, Corona del Mar Founded in 1984, the Peter and Ginny Ueberroth Family Foundation has partnered with more than 70 local nonprofits and invested more than $40 million in efforts supporting at-risk youth, education, health and…
In a grim sign for the Northern California utility giant, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said Wednesday that if it is deemed responsible for the fire that destroyed much of Paradise, the liability would exceed its insurance coverage. The cause of California’s most destructive and deadliest wildfire…
When the Camp fire barreled toward this Sierra foothill town last Thursday morning, officials had a crucial choice to make right way: How much of Paradise should be evacuated? The decision was complicated by history and topography. Paradise sits on a hilltop and is hemmed in by canyons, with only…
California State University trustees on Wednesday approved plans to add 21,000 more students and boost efforts to improve graduation rates — without raising tuition — in the next academic year. Trustees, wrapping up a two-day meeting in Long Beach, approved a $7.3-billion operating budget for 2019-20,…
Intermittent closures are coming to 91 Freeway toll and general-purpose lanes in Riverside and Orange counties over three or four weekends, beginning Friday, Nov. 16. The closures will allow the Riverside County Transportation Commission to install new transponder technology and repaint express-lane entrance and exit points at the Riverside-Orange county Line, an agency news release…
MURRIETA — A Hemet man who beat and fatally stabbed his 47-year-old girlfriend on a Winchester street pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and other charges and was immediately sentenced to 18 years to life in state prison. Jeffrey Michael Kruger, 49, admitted the murder count, as well as a domestic violence charge with a…
