Q. Dear Honk: The northbound 241 Toll Road as it approaches the 91 Freeway is very dangerous during rush-hour traffic. At these times, traffic is often backed up for two or more miles in the right two lanes that go onto the eastbound 91. To avoid waiting in this backup, many cars try to cut…
By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius Contributing writer I just discovered a much-loved relative in his 70s has prostate cancer. He and his wife are investigating their many options. Deciding what to do about it is tricky. Dr. Thomas W. LaGrelius Pearls to keep in mind: We identify 165,000 new cases annually, but only 30,000 men die…
Between Southern California’s popular beaches and much-traversed mountain trails lies an unsung natural landscape, teeming with its own special wildlife. As you head outdoors to celebrate Earth Day weekend — or to simply connect with nature and leave behind the anxieties of urban life — one option is our area’s often overlooked coastal wetlands. In…
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel’s Robert Mueller’s report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump. “It now falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward,” said Rep….
For decades, the weekly meetings of the Board of Supervisors have been family-friendly, orderly affairs — humdrum public discussions of the appointments, motions and ordinances that keep Los Angeles County’s $30- billion government in motion. Lately, though, those discussions have turned offensive. …
The Honduran cattle herder rubbed his hands nervously, perched on the edge of his seat in the baggage claim area of San Diego International Airport, scanning the crowd. Suddenly, a curly-haired teenager caught his eye. “That’s my son,” he said, his mouth widening into a grin as he launched himself…
On April 21, 1930, Ford Motor Co. opened its new Southern California assembly plant in Long Beach.
A small plane went down at the Fullerton Municipal Airport and was engulfed in flames on Thursday, April 18. The crash was reported at 7:51 p.m., according to a Metronet dispatcher. He said the plane had caught fire, and firefighters were immediately dispatched. Social media posts showed a raging fire sending a thick plume of…
A woman was sleeping on her living room couch early Thursday, April 18, when she was awakened by a man who broke into her home and later fled in her car, Santa Ana police said. It was around 5 a.m. when officers were called to the home in the 900 block of West Riviera Drive….
In another major reform growing out of the deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita Park this season, the chief of the state’s regulatory agency said Thursday it will now assign an investigator and a steward to dig into every death at California racetracks, even if it means having to subpoena records. The state already…
