They found heaps of cash, $200,000 in all, concealed everywhere — in a green metal ammunition box hidden under a step, stuffed inside a paint can, in a shoe box, and in a Dodgers duffel bag crammed into a propane BBQ grill. During the Feb. 20 raid at the Pacific Palisades home of Stephanie Smith,…
Late one night last September, a party for Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies was winding down. New deputies working in East L.A. were celebrating having successfully completed a probation period and their status as full-fledged members of the Sheriff’s Department. But the gathering took an…
When it rained in Southern California this year, it poured. And when it poured, it was usually cold. A 135-year-old daily rainfall record in downtown Los Angeles was shattered Wednesday, March 6. Rainfall totals for the water year, which begins Oct.1 and ends Sept. 30, are more than 5 inches above average. And more rain…
Eva Schloss, stepsister and childhood friend of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank, had already planned a trip to Orange County when it became a flashpoint in the debate about normalizing Nazism. Last weekend, students posed for photos at a party while giving Nazi salutes as they stood by cups arranged…
A former Corona church volunteer suspected of molesting five girls from Santa Ana, Placentia and Riverside, remained behind bars in California Thursday, March 7. He was arrested in February by U.S. Marshals in Nevada. In December, officers looked into reports claiming that three sisters had been sexually assaulted in Santa Ana when they were between…
Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon practices at Great Park Ice at the Great Park in Irvine, CA on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Fifteen and sixteen-year-olds play in the Pacific District Championship of USA Hockey at Great Park Ice at the Great Park in Irvine, CA on Thursday, March…
Nineteen percent of students attending California’s community college system have experienced homelessness in the last year, while 60 percent have experienced recent housing insecurity and 50 percent have struggled with food insecurity, according to a report released Thursday, March 7. The study, conducted by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University’s…
Newport Beach Navy League expands support of NJROTC units Troy High School’s NJROTC unit in Fullerton is the most recent beneficiary of financial support provided by the Newport Beach Navy League Council. During a special drill ceremony, a $400 grant was presented for the cadet corps’ 325 members. Troy High School NJROTC Cadet Capt. Jessica…
The University of California has announced that it will not raise tuition for California students this fall — but expects increases for students from other states and countries. UC President Janet Napolitano, speaking at a Sacramento hearing on Wednesday, said she was optimistic that a “strong…
Los Angeles sheriff’s detectives are trying to unravel a horrific mystery that has garnered national attention. Who is the young girl whose body was found Tuesday at a Hacienda Heights park? How did she die? And how did her body, which was stuffed in a black duffel bag, get there? Here are some…
