WASHINGTON — Quarreling and confusion marked the start of the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday, with Democrats trying to block the proceedings because of documents being withheld by the White House. Protesters also disrupted the proceedings. In his opening remarks released ahead of delivery, Kavanaugh sought to tamp down…
FULLERTON — A Fullerton man who went out to his car to get his phone early Tuesday was hit by a passing car that did not stop, authorities said. The hit-and-run occurred at 1:53 a.m. on the 600 block of South Malden Avenue, Fullerton police Lt. Mike Chlebowski said. The victim was taken to a…
By JENNIFER KAY The Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana hustled to prepare for a deluge as Tropical Storm Gordon grew stronger on a path to hit the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane Tuesday night. Boaters evacuated to safe harbors, motorists left barrier islands and homeowners surveyed…
The on-and-off boycott of In-N-Out Burger is officially off. Eric Bauman, the chairman of the California Democratic Party who last week called for a boycott of the popular fast-food chain, on Monday declared “there is no boycott,” according to the Sacramento Bee. Bauman attracted nationwide attention…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have reported seizing 112 pounds of methamphetamine valued at more than $369,000 hidden in a pickup truck bed at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The agency’s San Diego director of field operations, Pete Flores, said in a statement that the drugs were detected…
Christine Roy was getting ready for bed at her north San Bernardino apartment when she heard a burst of gunshots followed by “hollering and screaming.” Fearing for the safety of her son, who was visiting friends nearby, she raced outside. Bodies were sprawled on the lawn and in the front entrance…
A patient jumped out of a moving ambulance on a Northern California highway and was struck and killed by a passing car, according to authorities. The California Highway Patrol told KTVU-TV that the unidentified woman was being transported Monday from a medical center in Pleasanton to a psychiatric…
ORANGE COUNTY — A flight instructor and a student were slightly injured Monday when a helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at John Wayne Airport. The crash took place at 3:36 p.m., according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito and John Wayne Airport spokeswoman Deanne Thompson. John Wayne Airport: OCFA Crash units assist with…
Mike Stewart is 80. He’s spent more than half his life teaching seamanship to adolescents. Not for pay. Not for glory. He’s a volunteer. Stewart knows firsthand the value of the Boy Scouts maritime high adventure branch, called Sea Scouts. He joined the Sea Scouts in 1953 at 15. Ten years later, after a stint…
A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy shot a man Sunday after he pulled a gun and fired several shots when he was told he couldn’t get a ticket to a sold-out Ice Cube concert at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, authorities said. Sheriff’s Department officials said the man, whom they identified Monday as…
