Could decisive historic battles have turned out differently? Some of them may well have at a weekend event at Cal State Fullerton, although with literally much smaller consequences. RJ Galati and Frank Patterson at their American Civil War miniature wargame Battle of Meeks Farm during the 2018 PSW Fall Mini Wars Miniatures Convention held in…
After little to no rainfall this summer, much of Southern California was greeted by surprise downpours late Friday and early Saturday, but storms won’t be in the area for long. From Friday to Saturday afternoon, over a half-inch of rain fell near the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, while areas in Orange County…
10-12-18. Santa Monica, CA. Lightning seen from Malibu coast streaked across the skies above Santa Monica area Friday night, creating a spectacular – but dangerous – light show just off the coast. Radar images show a cluster of moisture hanging just off the shore between Avalon and Dana Point to Ventura Friday night. Photo by…
A woman’s burger dreams came true on Friday, Oct. 12. Hermosa Beach resident Roxy Duffy, 30, campaigned on Twitter for more than two years, trying to persuade Red Robin to bring back its limited-edition Oktoberfest burger. She wooed the attention of the company’s CEO, Denny Marie Post. Hermosa Beach local, Roxy Duffy, left, made a…
A thunderstorm rolled into Southern California on Friday, Oct. 12 filling the sky with lightning and rain.
A man died after losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a big rig on the northbound 5 Freeway in Orange on Friday night, Oct. 12, authorities said. About 11:55 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer heard a collision on the northbound side of the freeway near Chapman Avenue, the CHP reported. The officer located…
On a wet autumn morning in 1928, Huntington Beach police officers W.L. Evans and Leo Roy “LeRoy” Darst were responding to a car crash when they themselves became crash victims. While driving southbound on Main Street, Evans lost control of his vehicle in the pouring rain and swerved into oncoming traffic. Huntington Beach field training…
For many Corona City Council candidates, the issues are the run-of-the-mill stuff of local politics: improving traffic, better planning, a balanced budget. For Councilman Randy Fox, a pastor, the election “is a spiritual battle.” “There is a bent toward throwing off the rule of God,” he said recently…
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives are awaiting ballistic testing to determine whether a man who was carrying a rifle when he was arrested by investigators seeking a burglary suspect is connected to a series of shootings in the Malibu Creek State Park area that left a scientist dead. Authorities…
For years, the professor told the assistant dean that she was beautiful and greeted her with hugs and a kiss on each cheek. During their time together at UC Irvine, Francisco J. Ayala, 84, and Benedicte Shipley, 50, perceived their encounters in dramatically different ways. He said he believed…
