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Pat Boone and his family arrive at Los Angeles International Airport.
Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Santa Ana
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…
Man stabbed to death behind commercial buildings in Cerritos
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,…
D.A’s Office declines to prosecute three men arrested in death of man found in Anaheim
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…
Freeze warning, frost advisory issued into Thursday morning for much of Southern California
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…
In their first town halls, new So Cal Democrats pressed about progressive campaign pledges
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…
Do charter schools harm traditional public schools? Gov. Newsom wants to find out
In the wake of the Los Angeles teachers’ strike, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has joined a push for a review of how charter schools could be causing financial problems for traditional school systems. He has asked state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond to convene an expert panel,…
$35K grant has Newport Beach better prepared for an oil spill in harbor and beaches
Newport Beach Lifeguards and Harbor Department personnel trained Jan. 31 on how to use new new oil spill equipment. (Courtesy of city of Newport Beach.) Equipment is stacked up inside Newport’s new oil spill trailer. (Courtesy of city of Newport Beach) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Newport Beach has received a new oil spill…
Officials ID 4 family members killed in a home after Sunday’s Yorba Linda plane crash
Officials on Wednesday identified four family members who died in a home Sunday when a small plane crashed into a Yorba Linda neighborhood, also killing the pilot. Carrie Braun, public information manager for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said the sheriff’s Coroner Division identified those killed in the house as the married couple who owned…
Starbucks to close one of its 2 cafes in Orange’s historic Old Towne Plaza
Has Orange’s Old Towne Plaza finally reached its caffeinated tipping point? A month after Urth Caffe debuted on the city’s historic traffic circle, Starbucks is shuttering one of its two cafes on opposite curves of Chapman Avenue. The Starbucks inside the Wells Fargo building in the Old Towne Plaza of Orange will pack up its…