Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to charge actor Dylan McDermott in connection with an allegation of a sexual assault in 1991, saying it is beyond the statute of limitations. Prosecutors on Friday issued an assessment of the investigation in which they determined the incident, alleged…
“Grandma Rosy” is back home now, in El Salvador, living alone, without the 12-year-old granddaughter she is raising. Earlier this year the pair spent a month traveling on foot and by bus to get to the United States to seek asylum. But last month the grandmother was deported. The girl, meanwhile, spent about two months…
SANTA ANA – The federal civil rights lawsuit sparked by the clearing of the riverbed homeless tent encampments moved close to settlement Friday, Sept. 7, after an all-day court session. The session included discussion of potential agreements that could add up to 600 emergency shelter beds in the north and central parts of Orange County…
The interior of Biola University’s 42-year-old Calvary Chapel underwent a glitzy makeover, and on Friday, it was dedicated by students and staff at a service of worship at the La Mirada campus. Danish artists Peter Brandes and Maja Lisa Engelhardt preserved the original architecture from John Andre Gougeon and then created new contemporary art in the…
Though the number of transit riders using the ARTIC station still hasn’t matched Anaheim’s initial forecasts, the gap may be shrinking after the addition last month of FlixBus. Launched five years ago in Germany and now operating in 28 countries, FlixBus offers long-haul service that’s more like Megabus than Greyhound: modern, comfortable buses with on-board wifi and movies…
Two Marine Corps veterans and a female body builder were well into a 215-mile hike — from Ventura to San Diego — to create awareness for the plight of homeless veterans, when they considered giving up after four days of carrying 50-pound backpacks and a large American flag. “We had left Point Mugu, walked from…
A former UC Irvine vice chancellor touted for promoting equity and diversity committed sex discrimination by paying three women less than men who did the same or similar work, a campus review has found. Thomas A. Parham left his post as vice chancellor of student affairs in June to become president…
Rafael Lomeli sat helpless in his truck, surrounded by a wall of flames that had jumped over Interstate 5. He called his family to tell them he loved them; then he prayed. In the back of his semitruck sat 2,000 gallons of bottled water. The sky grew dark and cloudy as the wind started to…
The news that “Crazy Rich Asians” had become the most successful romantic comedy in nearly a decade inspired, I confess, not just happiness but relief. For months, my group chats had hummed with anticipation about the first blockbuster in a while to feature an Asian cast and story line. We were…
David Doan, one of the last to leave the Baymont Inn & Suites motel in Anaheim on the day a six-month county lease to house mentally ill homeless people expired Aug. 31, had made it clear he and his girlfriend did not want to go to the Courtyard homeless shelter in Santa Ana. The onetime…
