The image on the deputy’s calf depicted a skeleton in an officer’s uniform, wearing a cowboy hat and clutching a smoking rifle. Jason Zabala said he was inked by an artist who worked at a Sunset Beach tattoo shop and was the 140th person to get the same design. The tattoo, he said, was a…
Sen. Bernie Sanders praised California for embracing the progressive ideals he championed in 2016 in places much like the college campus where he campaigned Friday for more than a dozen Southern California candidates. “Three years ago, $15 minimum wage and a union seemed like a radical idea. Today,…
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near La Verne on Friday night. The quake, reported at 6:05 p.m., was felt in parts of the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. UPDATES: 7:25 p.m.: This article was updated to reflect the quake being measured at a 2.9 magnitude. …
Breed: Terrier mix, possibly Jack Russell and fox terriers Age: 1 year Gender: Spayed female Roxie’s story: Who’s little, portable and cute all over? Roxie is! She loves to play with squeakie toys, hide under covers and enjoy treats. She’s a bit shy at first and does best if allowed to approach new people at…
Breed: Domestic shorthairs Age: 5 years Gender: Bella, spayed female; Romney, neutered male Bella and Romney’s story: These siblings are fairly big kitties who did not diet for swimsuit season this year. They entered rescue when their human lost her job and home. They are very sweet although a little shy at first. They aren’t…
San Bernardino resident Guadalupe Plascencia, an American citizen who last year was mistakenly detained as an unauthorized immigrant and threatened with deportation, will receive a $55,000 settlement. San Bernardino County will pay Plascencia $35,000 and the federal government will pay her $20,000 under an agreement to dismiss her lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Riverside,…
Two people died following a traffic collision Friday on State College Boulevard in Anaheim. At about 5:09 p.m., Anaheim police responded to an accident involving an overturned vehicle and a toppled motorcycle, Sgt. Daron Wyatt said. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while Anaheim fire officials transported the other man to a local…
By David W. Hart, Ph.D. Contributing writer The children’s poet, Shel Silverstein, wondered in prose about the existence of happy endings. He opined: “There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part. So just give me a happy middle and a very happy start.” Silverstein’s poem mirrors many of the observations made by my…
Orange County would give San Juan Capistrano $6 million to continue filling the Prima Deshecha Landfill with trash for at least a few more decades under a proposed agreement that could be finalized Tuesday, Oct. 30. The city would also receive at least $800,000 annually for 10 years to continue hosting the landfill, with an option…
The Riverside County Coroner’s Officer confirmed that the body pulled from Lake Elsinore on Thursday, Oct. 25, is that of missing kayaker Samuel Selay, 34, of French Valley. His wife, Brittney Selay, announced her husband’s apparent death in a Facebook post on Thursday. They have four children, ages 17, 10, 7 and 3. Selay was believed to have…
