The soldier killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan over the weekend was a fun-loving soul who enjoyed spending time with his cousins in his hometown of Long Beach, his father said. Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel, 20, will be buried at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes next week, Jose Leal…
A Whittier man on the run after he allegedly attacked his wife with a chainsaw was found and arrested in Chula Vista on Thursday. Whittier police spokesman Officer John Scoggins said investigators developed information leading to the whereabouts of 32-year-old Alejandro Alvarez. He declined to elaborate. Scoggins said the San Diego County Sheriff’s and Chula…
Hotel room rates in and around Newport Beach ran higher year-to-date through May as occupancy rose, according to fresh statistics. CBRE Hotels’ latest report reveals eight trends to know about how local operators are doing filling up their rooms vs. countywide patterns year-to-date through May … 1. Newport Beach hotel rooms on average cost $290.31…
The relief provided to drivers who travel on the 91 Express Lanes to avoid traffic should soon extend to their wallets. Beginning in 2019, the Orange County Transportation Authority and Riverside County Transportation Commission, which jointly operate the toll lanes, will restructure the account plans offered as they phase out the hard-case FasTrack transponders currently…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused of placing his loaded duty weapon in a child’s backpack appeared in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday. Manuel Murillo, 37, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of child endangerment, second-degree criminal storage of a firearm and third-degree criminal storage of a firearm, court records show. Prosecutors allege…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Thursday for the disbarment of San Bernardino County’s top gang prosecutor over vulgar, racist and sexist comments on social media that targeted, among others, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, former first lady Michelle Obama and someone shot by police. Joining the chorus of civil rights activists condemning Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem,…
A Newport-Mesa Unified School District plan to eliminate some accelerated math classes that met with parent backlash has been postponed, but a new curriculum for teaching math will still be instituted. The district considered dropping the intermediate school math courses that consolidate two school years of math into one out of a desire to provide “more…
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is hosting movies under the stars for the community. Up next, it will be screening “The Princess Bride” on July 16. Movie Mondays is being held on the new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. Take a picnic dinner or order from a food truck. Guests are encouraged to bring…
Suddenly, the ocean was on the street. This week’s “King Tides” caused water to breach a seawall on Balboa Peninsula, flooding the streets late Wednesday. Swell with sizable surf and onshore winds in the region likely helped contribute to the flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory through 11 p.m. Saturday, warning of…
A former Ladera Ranch resident accused of operating a $2 million real estate scheme through an Orange County company was arrested by FBI agents on Wednesday. A federal grand jury at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana recently returned an indictment charging Daniel Vazquez, 56, with two counts of mail fraud and eight counts of…
