Retired FBI agent Jeff Iverson had his doubts about Ammar Campa-Najjar, the 29-year-old Democrat whose race to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter took on an unexpected importance after federal prosecutors charged Hunter and his wife with stealing $250,000 in campaign funds. “It’s not his…
A 1924 brush fire burns on hills behind the Encino Country Club.
A Santa Ana school police officer was taken to the hospital after being rear ended by a suspected drunk driver in the 200 block of West First Street on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (OnScene.TV) Santa Ana Police administer a field sobriety test after a school police officer was rear ended by a suspected drunk driver…
Southern California’s home sellers are witnessing the slowest market for existing home sales in 20 months as competition for buyers is up and demand falls, a new report shows. ReportsOnHousing tracks homebuying patterns found in real estate broker networks: supply (active listings); year-to-date increase in supply; demand (new escrows in past 30 days); and “market…
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK — Americans were commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims Tuesday, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation’s biggest city. Margie Miller was among the 9/11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others who gathered on a…
In the 1980s, with politics swirling in the country and in newsrooms, John Foley maintained a pristine image as an exceptional newsman at the Los Angeles Times. He was deputy managing editor of the newspaper, but he cared much less about titles than about guiding reporters to tell deep, thoughtful…
Los Angeles police on Monday released a video of a gang member shooting a female officer at point-blank range during a July traffic stop in the San Fernando Valley and her partner subsequently fatally wounding the gunman. Recordings from inside a police cruiser and the officers’ body cameras captured…
In a sweeping effort to reduce the wildfire risk from electric power lines, Southern California Edison said Monday that it wants to spend $582 million for a series of improvements to its grid that likely would mean higher bills for ratepayers. The utility giant’s actions underscore power companies’…
By John K. Davis Contributing columnist In our Living Textbook feature, the Register invites university faculty to share their knowledge and expertise with readers. Life extension — using science to slow or halt human aging so that people live far longer than they do naturally — may one day be possible. John K. Davis is a…
The Rebel Challenge proved a little too challenging for Cal State Fullerton’s volleyball team over the weekend. The team, which had sustained a six-match winning streak, fell to Eastern Kentucky, Fordham and UNLV during the weekend tournament in Las Vegas. The Cal State Fullerton volleyball team battled in every set, but lost to tournament host…
