In a speech meant to lay out his law enforcement vision, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday issued a blistering attack on the reforms embraced by the department in the wake of a major corruption scandal, arguing they may have done more harm than good. Villanueva, whose 2-month-old…
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter James Ingram, who topped the charts with hits like “Baby, Come to Me” and “Somewhere Out There,” has died, according to his close friend, actress Debbie Allen. The musician was 66. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial…
A shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Northridge, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:46 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was a mile from North Hills and four miles from Van Nuys. …
By BLAKE NICHOLSON BISMARCK, N.D. — A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. Many normal activities shut down and residents huddled…
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning three miles from Redlands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:00 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 9.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was one mile from Bryn Mawr, two miles from Loma Linda…
In 1998, Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block took a fall in his bathtub, suffered a brain hemorrhage and died. But his supporters so detested his reelection challenger, Lee Baca, they kept Block’s campaign alive after his death. The candidate with a pulse prevailed, but 703,178 L.A. County…
CHINO — The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will again ask a state panel to recommend her for parole. Three female defendants in the Manson court case are shown, from left to right: Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, March 29 , 1971 as they return to court to hear the…
SANTA ANA — Santa Ana police Tuesday released surveillance video of a knife-wielding shoplifter in the hopes that it helps generate tips leading to an arrest. Santa Ana police are trying to identify a suspect in a theft and assault incident at a department store on Jan. 16. (Photo courtesy Santa Ana Police Department) Santa…
SACRAMENTO — California wildland managers said Tuesday that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years. After the deadliest and most destructive blazes in state history, officials are scrapping 12 years of efforts and starting anew on creating a single environmental review process…
In a rare and stinging public rebuke, Los Angeles County supervisors criticized new Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday over his reinstatement of a deputy accused of stalking a woman, with some of them questioning whether he was abusing his power. The Board of Supervisors’ move heightened a political…
