SANTA ANA — A 45-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested and booked Thursday on suspicion of molesting a boy for seven years and a female relative for nearly 10 years, police said. Javier Ortiz Pichardo. Photo courtesy Santa Ana Police Department. Javier Ortiz Pichardo was arrested at his home Thursday and was being held in…
Kim Gros, founder of SteelCraft, at their Long Beach, CA, location on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. SteelCraft is expanding in to Bellflower and Garden Grove. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) SteelCraft, a collection of eateries made from shipping containers, fills 5,000 square-feet at the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and Bixby Road in…
MORENO VALLEY — The Riverside County coroner’s office Saturday released the names of three men and one woman killed in a street-racing crash that injured a fifth victim on the westbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway in Moreno Valley. Two victims were ejected and three were trapped in the wreckage of the crash, which was reported…
With talk of boosting water deliveries to Central Valley agriculture, the Trump administration is telling growers exactly what they want to hear. But given California’s complex water system and a web of federal and state environmental regulations, such promises could prove more political than practical. …
For years, major parades in downtown Los Angeles marked Labor Day, which celebrates the American labor movement.
A 57-year-old man was arrested Saturday after allegedly ditching his vehicle after it crashed along with a trailer into a tree, a power pole and a fence in front of a home, Garden Grove police said. Larry Noble of Garden Grove was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries and arrested on suspicion of…
An unrepentant Irvine attorney said Saturday she has received numerous threats because of her Facebook post joking about Asian stereotypes that fell flat and then went viral. “I didn’t have any intent of anger and hatred,” said Christina Ignatius, who claims to be the top law school tutor in the United States. “If you have…
NORTH HOLLYWOOD — “Star Trek” has been chosen as the 2018 Governors Award recipient, the Television Academy announced last week. The academy said in a statement that “Star Trek” is a “visionary science-fiction television franchise” with a “legacy of boldly propelling science, society and culture where no one has gone before.” The franchise was chosen…
By Fram VirjeeCSUF president In what is becoming a beginning-of-the-semester tradition, I created a blend (or what the kids call a “mashup”) of the two “Welcome Back” emails I sent to campus this week. One email was to all faculty and staff, and the other to all students, but both carry analogous themes, share similar…
Victor Mendez, 6, totes around his winnings, which is as big as the Los Angeles youngster, after tossing balls in a booth. Opening day at LA County Fair was a warm 93 degrees in the afternoon, but fairgoers were glad it wasn’t in the triple digits on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka,…
