Flooding prompted officials to close Trabuco Canyon Road near the border of Rancho Santa Margarita and Trabuco Canyon on Monday, Feb. 4. Water and debris washed onto sections of the road with enough force to knock over several barriers weighing 8,000 pounds each, the Orange County Department of Public Works said in a tweet. Officials…

Think of it as the Oscars red carpet, State of the Union style. But instead of outfits and hairdos, the focus is on who members of Congress are bringing as guests to the annual speech from the president about how America is doing. Often, the choice of guest is – much like the speech itself – a…

The director of Caltrans has ordered a state audit of expenditures tied to the protection of the agency’s work crews by California Highway Patrol units after a CHP investigation uncovered evidence of fraudulent overtime among its officers. The agency is looking to identify potential malfeasance…

“The Young and the Restless” actor Kristoff St. John has died at age 52. Officials say Los Angeles police were called to his home Sunday and his body was turned over to the Los Angeles County coroner. The cause of death was not available. St. John had played Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera…

“Young and the Restless” star Kristoff St. John, 52, who played Neil Winters on the daytime drama for nearly 30 years, was found dead Sunday in his Woodland Hills home, and the cause of death is suspected to be alcohol poisoning, CBS2 and TMZ reported. The LA County coroner’s office and St. John’s attorney Mark…

Todd Kennedy was diagnosed with cancer the day after Christmas in 2017. It came as a devastating blow to Kennedy, who was 52 at the time, and considered himself to be in the best shape of his life. “I was eating right, I was hiking all around the hills in Orange County,” said the Coto…

Q. I’m writing to you about some of the walls along the 22 Freeway, especially west of Knott Street – they are letting vines grow and almost completely cover the sections of the wall with the oranges design on them. Is there any plan to take care of this? – Earla Miller, Stanton A. Well, kinda,…

LOS ANGELES — Showers will turn into steady rain Monday morning, with another half-inch to 1 1/2 inches of rain expected in the Los Angeles area before showers return this evening, lasting through Tuesday, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Riverside is expected to get a half-inch to an inch of rain, but Lake Elsinore…

In 2016, the Los Angeles Community College District convinced voters to approve a $3.3 billion construction bond measure to upgrade woefully outdated campuses at the nation’s largest two-year college system. There would be “strict accountability” over public funds, the district vowed, saying it…

I have to confess I’ve never cared much for the movie “Chinatown.” I can acknowledge its status in the Los Angeles film canon as a potent reminder of the city’s dark history and the corrupt water wars that enabled the city’s existence. I concede that the film is stylishly shot and features some…