Probate courts and conservatorships can be among the most confusing and frustrating components of the justice system. Here are some typical questions you might have when first exposed to California’s probate system, which has the potential to rule your life or the life of a loved one. Q: Isn’t probate typically associated with contested wills or…
As Wilson Guarin watched the green helicopter roaring above, he wondered if the men being hoisted into the sky felt the risk had been worth it. Moments earlier, Guarin and his children, Olivia, 11, and Brandon, 12, had hiked to Hermit Falls in Angeles National Forest, one of the most popular waterfalls…
Sakon Wilson of Burbank drops in on the LA County Fair on its last day. Photographed in Pomona, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) “I want to be fearless. God got this,” Sakon Wilson of Burbank says as the LA County Fair winds down on its last day. Photograph…
A vehicle rolled onto its side in a two-car collision that injured three people in Irvine on Sunday, Sept. 23. Rescuers had to extract one person from one of two wrecked vehicles that collided near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Jamboree Road sometime before 5:15 p.m., said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Paul Holaday….
Baby Leo spent the early hours of Sept. 18, 2017, the way he usually did, snuggled up next to his parents in bed. Except that morning he didn’t wake up. Toxicology tests showed fatal levels of fentanyl in his bloodstream and stomach. The likely source, authorities say, was his father’s little blue…
Despite an urgency to address Orange County’s growing homeless population, a plan to expand two shelters in Midway City is at a standstill as officials seek funding for the project. The plan is a partnership among Huntington Beach, Westminster, the county and American Family Housing, a nonprofit…
An engine problem forced a United Airlines jet flying from Orange County to Denver to turn around and land at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, according to officials. Less than half an hour into its flight after taking off from John Wayne Airport, United 2401 abruptly turned around near the Nevada border, according to…
The man who stabbed an off-duty Fullerton police officer in Placentia on Saturday, Sept. 22 remained at large Sunday afternoon after authorities cleared a man who had been arrested in connection to the attack. Investigators no longer view James Carrera, 19, a parolee from Placentia, as a suspect in the assault that happened on Saturday at…
GARDEN GROVE — A person died Saturday night in a Garden Grove house fire, authorities said. The fire was reported at 7:46 p.m. in the 8800 block of Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove Fire Department Division Chief Paul Whittaker said. The house was well-involved with flames when firefighters arrived and conducted their primary search inside, Whittaker…
Predicting how well a candidate will fare in an election by the number of supporters she turns out at a debate with her opponent is probably a fool’s game. But sometimes, you just get a feeling. When I arrived at the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce-sponsored congressional debate on Thursday, the line…
