Some civil rights advocates called Friday for an independent criminal investigation into the improper recording of 1,079 telephone calls between Orange County jail inmates and their attorneys during the past three years. The recordings — dozens of which were accessed by law enforcement — appeared to be a felony violation of the attorney-client privilege under…
Before landing at the Coral Motel in Buena Park on June 1, Barbara Pincheira and Christopher Ramos sold drugs so they could take drugs, feeding a ferocious heroin habit that kept them living at the Santa Ana Civic Center for half a decade. They became friends and then a couple after meeting in the Plaza…
Ali Selva, 8, on the beach in Orange County. Ali stayed at a group home for the better part of a week after authorities learned her parents were treating her epilepsy with a cannabis-based oil. (Courtesy of Maria Selva) Maria and Joseph Selva hold a cellphone picture of their 8-year-old daughter Ali who was taken…
Ali Selva, 8, on the beach in Orange County. Ali stayed at a group home for the better part of a week after authorities learned her parents were treating her epilepsy with a cannabis-based oil. (Courtesy of Maria Selva) Maria and Joseph Selva hold a cellphone picture of their 8-year-old daughter Ali who was taken…
Where did the data come from? To report the story about California’s inheritance tax break, The Times obtained property inheritance transfers from Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Solano and Sonoma counties. …
California suffered through its hottest July on record, while August has pushed sea-surface temperatures off the San Diego coast to all-time highs. Are these punishing summer heat waves the consequences of global warming or the result of familiar weather patterns? The answer, scientists say, is…
A fuel-like smell that some have likened to turpentine or lighter fluid wafted over Orange County on Thursday evening, August 16. Police departments, many in the beach cities, received several calls from residents asking where the aroma was coming from but so far the answer is unknown. Patrick Chandler, a representative for the South Coast…
A 15-foot great white is displayed in San Pedro.
Saddled with the “toilet to tap” label, recycled water still has a bit of an image problem. But in a blind taste test, UC Riverside researchers found that people prefer its flavor over tap water and that they like it as much as bottled water. Intuitively, that may sound crazy. But it makes sense, suggests…
Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing a concealed firearm in a vehicle just before midnight at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD — Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday morning on a weapons charge after being…
