If the latest salvos in an escalating trade war between the United States and China take effect, the resulting economic shock waves would likely hit Los Angeles and Long Beach ports the hardest, local officials fear. The latest round of tariffs, threatening $200 billion worth of Chinese products the U.S. imports each year, stands to…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 400 pounds of narcotics valued at over $1.6 million and arrested 10 wanted fugitives in San Diego and Imperial counties over the last weekend. The drugs were seized from Aug. 24 to Aug. 26 and included 385 pounds of methamphetamine, 20…
An artist is paying tribute to the late Robin Williams with a giant mural in San Francisco that depicts his blue eyes and nose framed by silver hair. The San Francisco Examiner reports that Argentine muralist Andres Iglesias, who signs his art with the pseudonym Cobre, completed his wall-sized…
An El Cajon, Calif., police canine and former Instagram star is making waves on the internet once again, this time as the subject of an online petition that seeks to reunite him with his previous handler. More than 137,000 people have signed the change.org petition titled “Keep K9 jester with his…
The pilot of a twin-engine plane that crashed in a Santa Ana shopping center earlier this month made contact with air traffic controllers at John Wayne Airport several times before apparently losing control of the aircraft, according to a preliminary accident report by the National Transportation…
A Garden Grove man accused of attacking his family and stabbing a young girl to death has been charged with one count each of murder and attempted murder. Tanh Thien Tran, 73, will appear in court on Friday, Aug. 31, two days after allegedly shooting his wife and stabbing his 10-year-old stepdaughter, Orange County District…
Photographer Stuart Palley has spent five years covering wildfires at night in California. An exhibition of his work opens Saturday, Sept. 1, in Santa Ana.
The long Labor Day weekend will mark another focused effort by Southern California law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunken and impaired drivers. From Friday through Monday, all available California Highway Patrol officers will be on duty, on the lookout for motorists under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Local police agencies across the…
Homeowners and public officials are counting on secure fencing that the county is installing in 24 locations along flood control channels in Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Westminster to deter transients that they say break into homes and cars, start fires, and cause other havoc. At a news conference Thursday, Aug. 30, held in the shade…
It was a magical evening for Newport Harbor High’s football team and its 30-13, season-opening victory over Sequoia of Redwood City, given it was the Sailors’ first win at home on the renovated Davidson Field. They hadn’t won a home game last year when the stadium reopened after a two-year hiatus. Further, in his debut…
