By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries. Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner…
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday morning two miles from Argos, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:24 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 41 miles from Twentynine Palms, 41 miles from…
On a blustery Sunday afternoon, a strange wailing caught Susan Bacha’s ear, followed by a thunderous crack. She took the sound to be one of the street’s regular speeding motorcyclists finally taking the corner too fast and slamming into a car. The Super Bowl was less than two hours away, and many…
A real estate company seeking to raze a portion of the former Los Angeles Times headquarters and replace it with two high-rise towers gave $50,000 to a campaign committee with ties to Councilman Jose Huizar two months before a crucial vote on the property, according to recently filed contribution…
Pat Boone and his family arrive at Los Angeles International Airport.
SANTA ANA — A pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Wednesday night in Santa Ana. The victim was struck by Amtrak Train A591 about 9:05 p.m. near the 1100 block of Walnut Street, south of East First Street, between the Santa Ana and Fullerton stations, authorities said. ALERT: Train 591 has encountered…
Authorities are investigating a stabbing where one man was killed in Cerritos on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Just before 3 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at an abandoned railway between commercial buildings in a largely commercial area near the 16200 block of Shoemaker Avenue,…
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has decided against filing murder charges against three men arrested on suspicion of killing a man in September last year in Anaheim. Johnathan Rowe, Larry Douglass II and Zachary Goemaat, all 19; were initially arrested late last month by the Anaheim Police Department on suspicion of killing Julio Cesar…
A freeze warning was issued Wednesday for the valleys of Riverside and San Bernardino County, with overnight temperatures below freezing possible for some areas into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said. The warning came as a surge of cold weather moved through Southern California, dropping snow levels to as low as 2,500 feet Tuesday…
Democrats dominated Southern California’s House races in November by telling voters they would pursue universal health care, immigration reform, stricter gun laws and green energy programs. They also promised something else: accessibility. Now, just weeks into the freshmen Democrats’ first terms, voters who helped elect them — and a few who voted against them — already…
