A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday night two miles from Mercuryville, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:34 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from Healdsburg, Calif., 14 miles…
When my future wife told me about a decade ago that I should buy a VW Bus, I laughed. I had grown up enamored of classic cars: “boats” (long, sleek models like the Impalas and Cadillacs of the 1960s) and “bombs” (gigantic big band-era Chevy Fleetlines and Lincoln Continentals) and late-’70s Ford…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentalists are at war over the agency’s latest plan to strip gray wolves of their federal protections and turn management of the often-reviled predators over to states and tribes. “If the agency’s proposal gets finalized, we will see them in court,”…
President Trump pledged in his State of the Union speech to “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years.” San Francisco may beat that timeline. It’s on track to be the first city to eliminate new HIV infections – or at least come close.
The deputy crouched down in front of the woman’s sliding glass door, wedging a metal tool in its frame to pop it loose. He stopped after glancing up, startled to see the woman recording video of him from inside her apartment. In another instance, the deputy is seen wielding a broomstick on the…
A motorcyclist was injured Wednesday, March 27, when he threw a punch at a car and then — not paying enough attention to the road — failed to make a turn on Ortega Highway near the Candy Store, the California Highway Patrol said. The incident happened about 4:50 p.m. on Highway 74, west of the…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. Edwin Hardeman proved that Roundup’s design was defective,…
Police continue to search for a Santa Ana man suspected of sexually assaulting two children, and asked for the public’s help on Wednesday, March 27. A relative of Omar Ricardo Baron, 48, of Santa Ana confronted him on Nov. 2 and accused the suspect of committing lewd acts with two underage family members before notifying…
Before you head to the Lake Elsinore poppy fields on a weekday or this weekend, here are some ways to catch up on any changes authorities are putting in place to keep pace with visitors and traffic in the area. The city on Tuesday changed how it will handle weekday visitors after numbers swelled, including…
Surfers, harbor walkers and others who last year purchased the county’s beach parking pass once valid at two lots in Dana Point Harbor near Doheny State Beach, are eligible for new passes. In an agreement with the county, Dana Point Harbor Partners, a group of three developers who have taken over the harbor’s lease as…
