In spring 2015, Army Spec. Yea Ji Sea was stationed with the U.S. military in South Korea where she worked as a pharmacy tech, spending some of her time off translating for seriously ill soldiers at local hospitals. She was working toward her dream of becoming an Army doctor and researching Lou…
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday that the controversial retirement plan that recently paid him $1.27 million is ripe for reform. The Deferred Retirement Option Plan, which pays veteran cops and firefighters essentially double for the last five years of their careers, “would benefit…
California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to tighten a law he signed weeks ago that critics say could have freed rapists and murderers who completed two years of mental health treatment. The proposal obtained by the Associated Press on Tuesday specifically bans those charged with murder, rape and other…
Hundreds of thousands of L.A. Unified students returned to class Tuesday — but not all of them were able to escape the heat. The school district had a backlog of 1,709 complaints about heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, according to a spokeswoman. Of those, 309 were reported between…
Homebuying in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa fell 6 percent this spring vs. a year ago. “That’s what we found when we looked at Orange County house hunting patterns at the neighborhood level in 2018’s second quarter vs. the April-to-June period a year earlier. On tape! Lansner visits KABC’s McIntyre show CoreLogic found…
Whole Foods tops Greenpeace’s 2018 ranking of groceries with the best sustainable seafood practices, with ALDI ranked third and Target coming in fourth, according the “Carting Away the Oceans” study released the evening of Tuesday, August 14. Trader Joe’s received a passing grade, but tumbled seven spots and has gone from “leading retailer to mediocre…
Eight days after the Holy fire broke out, the Lake Elsinore City Council convened for the first time Tuesday, Aug. 14, to hear the latest about the firefighting efforts and thank first responders. Geoff Pemberton, a Riverside County Fire Department division chief, shared the latest facts about the fire including that about 1,300 personnel are…
Yea Ji Sea joined the U.S. Army more than four years ago hoping to serve her new country and, in the process, earn her citizenship. That abruptly ended last week. The 29-year-old Gardena resident from South Korea was forced out of the military with an honorable discharge, but no word on the citizenship application she…
Costa Mesa police shot and wounded a man who allegedly tried to break into a residence on Tuesday, August 14. A patrol officer responded to a report of someone tampering with cars and attempting to gain access to an enclosed patio near the 2000 block of Charle St. just before 5 a.m. Tuesday. When he…
A preliminary 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck about 3 miles east-northeast of the southwest Riverside County community of Aguanga on Tuesday, Aug. 14, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 6:24 p.m. Mother Nature just reminded us that we live in #earthquake country! Nice little shaker in the Coachella Valley. — Chief Travis Walker (@CCPDWALKER) August…
