Preparing for a bombing mission against the Japanese in January 1944, Staff Sgt. Vincent Rogers wrote to his parents with his usual candor: He wanted to go home. Five days later, Jan. 22, Rogers’ B-24J bomber crashed shortly after take-off, killing him and six others. His body remained in an unmarked coffin in the central Pacific…
A sweeping class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday seeking up to $500 million in damages amid allegations Orange County sheriff’s deputies eavesdropped and recorded as many as 100,000 phone calls between prisoners and their attorneys since 2015. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court by attorneys Richard P. Herman, Joel M. Garson and Nicholas P. Kohan,…
The rising number of homeless deaths in Orange County, coupled with the intervention of a federal court judge, will spur an extra $100 million in health care spending for homeless people over the next three years. A package of initiatives approved Thursday, April 4, by CalOptima, the county’s healthcare program for the poor, includes spending…
The caller on the other end of Samiel Asghedom’s phone was panicked but clear. His younger brother — known to the world as rapper Nipsey Hussle, but to Samiel as just Nip — had been shot. It was Sunday afternoon — hours before hundreds of mourners would descend on South Los Angeles to remember…
Eric Holder, the 29-year-old aspiring rapper who is accused of fatally shooting Nipsey Hussle on Sunday, was charged during a court appearance Thursday afternoon with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. His attorney, Chris Darden,…
Los Angeles police are poring over “voluminous” video footage from Dodger Stadium following an attack that left a fan on life support, but have so far been unable to identify any suspects, detectives said Thursday. Captain Billy Hayes of the Los Angeles Police Department said investigators were searching through hours of security camera video shot…
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, the man who negotiated and signed the landmark Paris climate accord on behalf of the United States, is working on a new initiative that will seek to punish President Trump and other politicians for failing to combat climate change. “Regrettably, President Trump…
LAGUNA BEACH — Whether it was from the beach, along rock outcroppings, underwater, or on top of a wave, photographers captured the beauty and vibrancy of this seaside town’s coastline. This year, 60 professional and amateur photographers entered the 8th Annual Bluebelt Photo contest. Put on by the Laguna Bluebelt Coalition, the contest raises awareness…
Ugandan security forces are searching for a U.S. citizen and a local driver who were abducted in a wildlife park and their kidnappers demanded a ransom, authorities said Wednesday, April 2. Multiple media outlets have identified the American as Kimberly Sue Endicott of Costa Mesa. The missing people were taken in an ambush by four…
In June 2017, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell went before the Board of Supervisors to ask for help. Short on time, he leapfrogged other county agencies to make a case for his proposed $3-billion budget, noting the ballooning costs of paying deputies overtime and of managing mental…
