A longtime member of the Costa Mesa Police Department has exchanged his uniform for an iconic cardinal-and-gold “SC” baseball cap, which is visible in his new office at USC. The former captain for field operations plans to call on his experiences at the police department, which underwent a protracted…
Human waste overflowing from pit toilets, dogs roaming off-leash and off-roaders tearing up protected habitat describe conditions at Joshua Tree National Park during the ongoing government shutdown, forcing authorities to close all campgrounds starting at noon Wednesday, the National Park Service announced on Monday. “The park is being forced to take this action for health…
Orange County is looking for around 1,000 volunteers to help conduct its biennial Point In Time headcount of homeless people on Jan. 23 and 24. The theme of “Everyone Counts” conveys the importance of getting as thorough a count as possible to better plan and provide services, shelter and housing. The homeless census is mandated by…
One person died early Monday, Dec. 31 after a crash involving at least three cars on the I-5 freeway in Buena Park, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported just before 5 a.m. after one vehicle apparently hit a second one and then hit a wall on the northbound freeway at the…
Across the mountains of the West, the landscape of winter is changing. Deep snowpacks that held fast through winter, then melted in a torrent each spring, are instead seeping away earlier in the year. The period of winter weather is shrinking too, with autumn lasting longer and spring starting…
By ELANA SCHOR WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two dozen candidates. “No matter what our differences, most of us want the…
By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius Contributing writer Today one of my long-standing seniors patients asked me if I did “P.A.D.” I looked confused, so he explained it stood for “Physician Assisted Death”. His direct question caught me off guard. I was not prepared to answer. Dr. Thomas W. LaGrelius My patient, now in his mid 90s,…
Witness accounts from the Thousand Oaks massacre paint a portrait of heroism that often goes unnoticed in mass shootings. Most of the people who died in the Nov. 7 shooting did so while trying to save others.
While a gunman fired dozens of rounds inside Borderline Bar and Grill, patrons hid in the attic, smashed windows and hunkered beneath the bar to try to survive.
Meteorologists expect cold temperatures and wind gusts as strong as 75 mph in portions of Southern California on New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31. The strongest gusts should be isolated to the foothills and mountains of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties, forecasters said Sunday. Valleys and coasts in Los…
