A 29-year-old Placentia man who twice was convicted of indecent exposure in 2017 was back behind bars Wednesday, March 6, on charges of doing so again, this time in front of a police officer in the city of Orange. Juan Carlos Ortiz on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a felony count of indecent exposure with…
Last year, the power of the local teachers union seemed to be on the wane while charter schools’ prospects were rising. Los Angeles Board of Education members backed by charter supporters were in control, and they’d pushed through a new superintendent whose background had nothing to do with education. …
An Orange County auto financing company has agreed to an $80,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the business of illegally repossessing vehicles from military service members without a court order, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A U.S. District Judge must still sign off on the court-enforced order between the justice department and California…
A judge on Wednesday declined to overturn Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s reinstatement of a deputy fired amid allegations of domestic violence, prolonging a stalemate with the Board of Supervisors over the decision. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff said…
Southern California saw an incredible lightning storm Tuesday night as the latest atmospheric river system moved in. The rain will continue through Thursday, and although there is still a chance of thunderstorms, any lightning displays are likely to be far less dramatic. The unusual weather has…
A former director of food services for the Los Angeles Unified School District has pleaded guilty to illegally approving contracts and forging a signature on a district application. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said David Glenn Binkle pleaded Tuesday to three felony counts…
An explosion at a Buena Park motel room early Wednesday, March 6, prompted evacuations and an investigation into a possible drug lab. The blast was reported shortly after midnight at the Motel 6, at 7051 Valley View St., according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The hazardous-materials team responded, and Buena Park police kicked off…
A storm bloated by tropical moisture packed in an atmospheric river out of Hawaii unleashed rain in Southern California for a second day Wednesday, March 6, raising fears of flash flooding below several areas denuded by wildfires in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The city of Malibu announced via Twitter that a rockslide…
Justin and Jenni Brunenkant haven’t had a decent taco in more than a year, they have to wait three months for a new pair of shoes and, for fun, Jenni suits up in scuba gear and plunges into the murky, polluted waters to clean barnacles off a ship’s hull. But the Anaheim couple and their…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by Seoul’s spy service. The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last…
