Sea lovers celebrated the Pacific Ocean and all its scaly, finned and winged inhabitants at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 10th annual Urban Ocean Festival this weekend. Serena Ren, 12, Coco Wen, 13, and Linda Cai, 12, from Blue Sky Academy, paint an ocean theme mural during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s 10th Annual Urban…
A man was arrested in La Mirada after he allegedly committed a drive-by shooting hours earlier in Norwalk on Friday afternoon, March 29, authorities said. Norwalk Station deputies recovered two firearms after they arrested a man who allegedly shot at a home in Norwalk with several residents inside, Friday, March 29. (Courtesy of Los Angeles…
NORWALK — A 2-year-old boy was bitten in the face Saturday by his family’s Rottweiler, authorities said. The bite was reported about 1:25 p.m. at a home in the 12100 block of Zeus Avenue, according to Lt. J. Marchena of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk station. Related Articles Andrew, the stolen Jurupa Valley…
Miles down the road The most serious accident in a U.S. power plant occurred 40 years ago, and even though the small radioactive releases had no detectable health effects, the emergency helped heighten awareness and oversight. A combination of equipment malfunctions, design-related problems and worker errors led to the Three Mile Island reactor’s partial meltdown…
LAGUNA BEACH — Kool-Aid, colorful hair ties and vintage rock ‘n’ roll bands helped bring back the “old-school vibe” during a celebration of history in this seaside town’s HIP District. The area, along South Coast Highway between Thalia Street and Bluebird Canyon Drive, is home to more than 50 vintage shops, restaurants and hotels. Buildings there…
The family of Lance Cpl. Riley Schultz, who died from a gunshot to the head while standing guard at his post during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton on March 15, continues to dispute the Marine Corps’ ruling of suicide. Schultz’s mother, Misty Schultz-McCoy, said their cause has been taken up by Military Families for…
A man wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon was taken into custody nearly three hours after he barricaded himself inside a Mission Viejo home on Saturday, March 30, authorities said. Just after 3 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested the man in the backyard of the home on the 26700 block…
Traffic in the Westside of Los Angeles would be reduced by 24 percent if vehicles were charged a $4 fee during peak hours to travel the freeways and major roadways, according to a study released Thursday by the Southern California Association of Governments. This is the first study assigning fees to vehicle use that targets…
The Los Angeles school district has focused in recent years on boosting high-school graduation rates and sending more students to college. This month, it has taken a big step by having all juniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test on a school day, for free. It’s not lost on district officials that…
Q. I am due to renew my license soon and am confused about the one answer I got wrong on the Department of Motor Vehicle’s practice tests: You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 mph, with traffic traveling at 70 mph – how fast should you drive? The correct answer was listed as:…
