Intense bursts of rainfall and hail closed the 710 Freeway at the 91 Freeway on Wednesday. Street flooding was reported in the Compton and Long Beach areas due to the downpours. Several motorists found themselves trapped. The freeway and connector roads were reopened about 5:45 p.m., but the California…
WESTWOOD — Campaigning in California for the first time in his second run for president, Bernie Sanders flashed familiar themes Wednesday in a speech to UCLA workers staging a one-day strike amid stalled contract negotiations. Carrying her 11-month-old baby Daisy Lynette Bell, a UCLA occupational therapist who has not had a raise in three years,…
Unstable rain clouds scattered throughout the Southland on Wednesday pelted residents, bringing thunder and lightning, flooding a major freeway, and in some places, dropping rarely seen hail. The inconsistent rain poured intensely in some metro areas, while creating only a light mist in others. A driver plows through a flooded portion of Del Amo Blvd…
Carol L. Folt, the recently departed chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be the next president of USC, a choice underscoring the university’s desire to turn the page on myriad scandals that have defined it in recent years. Folt, whose appointment was approved by…
If you’re a long-time reader, you may recall a young woman from seven years ago with cerebral palsy who dragged her foot yet managed to run like the wind when it came to helping others. Well, look out world. Katy Fetters has continued to bloom, will soon receive a master’s degree in media and public…
A Southern California woman is in custody after deputies discovered her 96-year-old father and multiple pets living in a home stinking of feces and infested with up to 700 rats, authorities said Tuesday. Catherine Ann Vandermaesen, 65, was arrested on suspicion of felony elder abuse and misdemeanor…
The California State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday announced that Framroze “Fram” Virjee, who has been interim president of Cal State Fullerton since January 2018, will stay in the post. Virjee becomes the sixth president of Cal State Fullerton. He succeeds Mildred Garcia, who was appointed…
DANA POINT — The East and West marinas in Dana Point Harbor have become one. The combined Marina at Dana Point will function as one boating community, after 47 years operating separately. “We’re excited about having one marina,” said Joe Ueberroth, of Bellwether Financial Group, one of three development groups known collectively as Dana Point…
The wealthy parents accused in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal have been pilloried, and some have lost jobs. They face prison time if convicted in the massive fraud scheme. Now, sources say some of them are under pressure to cooperate with federal prosecutors, who are looking to…
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning north of Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:06 a.m. PDT at a depth of zero miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Junction Ranch, Calif., 30 miles from…
