William “Rick” Singer ran a tight operation. For years, he and his team churned out the bribes and lies at the heart of his college admission scam without getting caught. But there were close calls. Well before federal investigators caught a break last year that led them to the Newport Beach businessman…
You might think every water manager in the Golden State is sleeping soundly these days. L.A. rainfall is 158 percent of average. Ten of the 12 state reservoirs are filled to more than 100 percent of their historical average for mid-March — before the all-important snowpack which stands at 152 percent of normal has melted….
In the wake New Zealand’s deadly shooting, Southern California law enforcement agencies boosted patrols around mosques and Islamic centers on Friday, a day when Muslims traditionally gather for special prayer services. Authorities said these patrols were just out of caution. In Orange County, some agencies showing more of a presence at mosques and Islamic centers…
With nearly all votes tallied for a pivotal Los Angeles school board seat, Heather Repenning holds second place by 31 votes, a margin that is probably enough to get her into a runoff against Jackie Goldberg, election officials said. The counting period officially ends Wednesday, and there might…
The parents of an 8-year-old Corona boy who has been missing for about two weeks were each charged Friday with willful child cruelty as authorities continue to search for their son. Authorities learned that Noah McIntosh was missing about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after officers spoke with the boy’s mother,…
Police were searching for a driver who fired gunshots at the vehicle of another motorist in an apparent road-rage incident in Cypress. The victim, who was not hit by the bullets, was driving in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Valley View Street shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, March 14. The victim turned east onto…
There are several large employers within blocks of each other in northwestern Costa Mesa and the developer proposing One Metro West says they could use housing nearby. Rose Equities envisions meeting that need with a mixed-use project at the western end of Sunflower Avenue. It would feature 1,057 apartments in three residential buildings, some shops…
LOS ANGELES — Strong winds will blow across Southern California Friday and Saturday, forecasters said. North-to-northeast winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts of around 50 mph will blow through the San Gabriel Mountains, the Santa Monica Mountains and the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, said the National Weather Service. Weaker…
USC, reeling from the exposure of a college admissions scheme with deep ties to the university, has announced a variety of measures aimed at addressing the scandal. In a letter to the campus community Thursday, USC interim President Wanda Austin said the university has launched its own investigation…
A key tip that led to what authorities describe as the largest college admissions cheating scandal ever came from a Los Angeles parent who was under investigation in an unrelated securities case, according to a law enforcement source. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, could not…
