A man the FBI charged on Monday with plotting terrorist attacks in Long Beach recently arrived at the Islamic Center of Reseda seeking conversion to Islam, saying he had been “anti-Islam” but wanted to accept the faith as his own after he witnessed mistreatment of Muslims, said the mosque director Tuesday. Muhammad Ares said the…
The cost of building a 119-mile section of the California bullet train in the Central Valley is projected to increase by $1.8 billion, taking the total to $12.4 billion, according an internal draft report by the state rail authority’s staff. The estimate was made in preparation for a project update…
The 19-year-old man suspected of opening fire in a Poway synagogue Saturday entered a plea of not guilty to murder and other charges in his first court appearance Tuesday. John T. Earnest is charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder and one count of arson. The judge denied…
As John T. Earnest was charged in the Poway synagogue attack Monday, a clearer portrait began to emerge of a troubled 19-year-old consumed by hate. “To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil that has been perpetrated on Jewish people for centuries,” the man’s family said in an open…
After a 28-year hiatus, the May Parade is coming back to Old Towne Orange on Saturday, May 4, with thousands expected to be in attendance. Orange Chamber of Commerce officials have long been planning to revive the parade – which was discontinued in 1992 because of a lack of funding – to showcase the city’s…
By JILL COLVINocr-z-trump-asylum-0430OCR-Z-TRUMP-ASYLUM-0430 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security…
Orange County supervisors are confronting a dilemma at John Wayne Airport that illustrates the challenges of serving in local government: how to satisfy the demands of new, larger private planes, while also preserving a place for mom-and-pop pilots, and assuaging residents’ concerns about increased flights, noise and air pollution. The question is how, or whether,…
Francine Mundt, center, waits for the elevator with her son, Logan, left, her other son Hunter and Sherri Helm as she delivers lunch to the Huntington Beach Police Department to thank them for always showing compassion when dealing with Logan who has autism. Mrs. Mundt founded FRAAT.org — First Responders Autism Awareness Training. Her organization…
One group that likely will not complain about California’s high home prices: Sellers. The Golden State was home to the nation’s top four metropolitan areas for largest seller profits in the first quarter. That’s an eye-catching snapshot of the state’s home-price boom, which is good for sellers and not so good for wannabe owners, according…
Alexina Estrada, extra help foster coordinator for the OCAC community outreach team, leads a kitty bottle-feeding clinic, April 28, 2019, to teach fosters how to care for the hundreds of neonatal kitties coming to the shelter. Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer Bill Bower of Anaheim Hills feeds a kitten at the after attending a bottle-feeding clinic,…
