A 48-year-old transient was arrested last week on suspicion of pouring bleach on goods at grocery stores in the South Bay and West Los Angeles and has faced similar charges in Orange County and elsewhere, federal authorities said Monday. A man identified in a criminal complaint filed this month as David Claire Lohr was seen…
San Diego police are searching for a man who fired gunshots into a downtown nightclub last month and multiple law enforcement sources said the shooter is alleged to have ties to the Arellano Felix cartel, a Mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana. The shooting occurred at about 2 a.m. Jan. 28 at Sidebar…
Millions of mature trees died last year in California, adding to the browning of the state’s forests and open spaces while providing fuel for the next round of wildfires that most assuredly will hit the state when warmer temperatures and hot winds return, federal officials said Monday. The Holy fire burns in the mountains in…
The developer of a large apartment complex that would be across the street from the Discovery Cube is hoping Santa Ana’s City Council will be more open to the project previously rejected by the city’s planning commissioners. Council members are expected to talk about the appeal on Feb. 19, after starting their hearing on the 476-unit…
When James Cordero crossed back into the United States from Tijuana on Christmas Eve, he thought he would be making a quick run to his car to get the rest of the donated toys he planned to bring back across to a migrant shelter. Instead, Cordero, a U.S. citizen, spent more than two hours in…
When Bahareh Hedayat wanted to find immersion classes in Persian language and culture for her young children, she couldn’t find any close to home. So the Irvine resident created her own language immersion and cultural center. The non-profit, Bahar Kids, now is gearing to host its second annual Persian Children’s Book Festival on Feb. 24….
A parking structure for Metrolink riders and visitors to Old Towne Orange will open by the end of February, which city officials hope will relieve the area’s chronic parking problem. More than 100 parking spots in the $29.5 million, 608-space structure will be reserved daily for the public to use free with three-hour limitations. During…
A day off from school was put to productive use by more than two dozen Irvine middle schoolers, who cleaned up a stretch of San Diego Creek near the Lakeview Senior Center on Monday, Feb. 11. The date was significant, and the event brought out some special guests: five Marines from the Camp Pendleton-based 2nd…
In a major victory for coastal advocates, a Santa Barbara judge refused to approve a controversial deal that would have allowed access to Hollister Ranch’s coastline only to landowners, their guests, visitors with guides, and those who could boat or paddle in from two miles away. The settlement…
Walter B. Jones Jr., a North Carolina congressman who so enthusiastically supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he argued for the French fries and French toast served in House cafeterias to be called “freedom fries” and “freedom toast” — a jab at France for its opposition to the war — but who…
