From the Archives: Betty Ford at the Beverly Wilshire hotel
Betty Ford and Cary Grant descend mirrored staircase at the Beverly Wilshire.
Thieves strike two Fullerton cellphone stores minutes apart
Thieves struck two Fullerton cellphone stores in grab-and-run heists just minutes apart on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Two people wearing hooded sweatshirts walked into the Sprint store at 101 W. Orangethorpe Ave., near Harbor Boulevard, snatched phones that were on display and then fled at about 6:15 p.m., according to Fullerton Police Sgt. Mike Hines. He…
FBI arrests Santa Ana man accused of sending threatening messages to Parkland shooting victims
SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana man is facing charges of using Instagram to send threatening messages to victims of the Parkland, Fla., mass shooting that killed 17 people last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Brandon Fleury was arrested Friday by the FBI and made an appearance in court in Santa Ana when…
Here’s what’s in the deal that appears to have brought the LAUSD teachers’ strike to an end
Teachers, board members and experts had just begun to scrutinize the landmark deal that effectively ended the Los Angeles Unified School District’s strike on Tuesday. But one thing is clear: The agreement will call for a complex mix of flexibility and cleverness from the district to secure an influx of new funding from the state…
Man accused in Malibu Creek State Park shootings pleads not guilty to murder, other charges
A man charged in a series of shootings at Malibu Creek State Park, including one that left an Orange County man dead, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder, attempted murder and commercial burglary. Anthony Rauda, 42, stood just out of view of the public during the court hearing in Van Nuys. While his attorneys entered…
LA appellate justice accused of sexual misconduct denies groping fellow jurist
A Los Angeles appellate justice accused of sexual misconduct spanning 20 years accepted responsibility Tuesday for some of his actions, but denied the more serious allegation of squeezing the breasts of another jurist. Second District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, in a formal answer to the nine-count civil complaint filed this month by…
Jury finds Orange County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force when shooting suspect and stomping on his head
A jury awarded $360,000 on Tuesday to the mother of a knife-wielding man who was shot and repeatedly stomped in the head by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy, who later was awarded the department’s medal of valor for his role in the deadly encounter. The federal jury found that Deputy Michael Higgins used “non-lethal excessive…
Residential trash collection delayed a day in several south county cities because of fueling problem
Those living in several south county cities did not have their trash picked up on Tuesday, Jan. 22, because of emergency repairs needed at a fueling station. Residential trash collection in San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Aliso Viejo and Rancho Mission Viejo will be delayed by a day for the rest…
Margaret Atwood, author of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ to speak, take questions at UC Riverside
Margaret Atwood, the bestselling and critically acclaimed author responsible for works including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will kick off two weeks of discussions with established and emerging authors at UC Riverside in February. Writers Week will begin with Atwood and program director Tom Lutz, a professor of creative writing at UCR, speaking about her five-decade career,…
LAUSD teachers’ strike, Day 6: Joint announcement at City Hall at 9:30 a.m.
Mayor Eric Garcetti and leaders of the Los Angeles school district and the teachers union will speak at a City Hall news conference Tuesday morning in what is widely expected to be an announcement about a deal to end the six-day teachers’ strike. Garcetti will by joined by L.A. schools Supt. Austin…