Cleaning up Holy fire ash? Officials offer health precautions and tips
LAKE ELSINORE — County health officials this weekend warned residents in and around the Holy fire burn area to take precautions when cleaning up ash that has fallen on their cars, driveways and homes. “Just because it’s burned up doesn’t make it safe,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser of the Riverside County Public Health Office. “Ash…
Man electrocuted in closed Tustin car wash
TUSTIN — A man was found electrocuted Saturday inside an abandoned Tustin car wash, authorities said. The discovery was made about 1:45 p.m. in the 13800 block of Redhill Avenue, Tustin police Sgt. J. Taylor said. Sign up for our breaking news email newsletter: When major local news happens, you will be the first to…
Bicyclists, pedestrian hurt after chain-reaction crash in San Clemente
Four people were hospitalized after a speeding pickup truck lost control and collided with four parked vehicles, injuring two bicyclists and a pedestrian in a chain-reaction crash in San Clemente on Sunday, Aug. 12. One person was airlifted and three others transported via ambulance to hospitals following the crash that occurred at the 700 block…
At UC Santa Cruz, a housing shortage pits the need for beds against a much-loved meadow
The road to UC Santa Cruz winds past old lime kilns, assorted barns and storage sheds. Then a vast meadow opens. Its wild prairie grasses, baked golden on toasty summer days, add a vivid layer of color to the vista of redwood forests beyond and bright blue sky above. The open space is still. The…
A marathon or two could be run while you wait in line at the DMV
Q. My wife’s license expires in early October. On July 20, she felt it was time to make a Department of Motor Vehicles appointment, because she must take the eye test and the written exam. The earliest appointment available at San Clemente and Costa Mesa was Oct. 15 – after her license expired! Now she will have…
OC Fair 2018: Things to do today, Aug. 12
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Firefighters gain upper hand on 22,000-acre Holy fire in Cleveland National Forest, as containment rises to 36%
Firefighters continued to make significant progress against the Holy fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore, raising the fire’s containment to 36% on Saturday, officials said. The blaze has been burning along inaccessible ridges and mountains in Orange and Riverside counties…
V.S. Naipaul, Nobel-winning author who drew admiration and revulsion, dies at 85
V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose celebrated writing and brittle, provocative personality drew admiration and revulsion in equal measures, died Saturday at his London home, his family said. He was 85. His wife, Nadira Naipaul, said he was “a giant in all that he achieved and…