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…
Music filled Pasadena City College’s Robinson Stadium this weekend as the marching bands performing in Tuesday’s Tournament of Roses Parade played for sold-out audiences. The 39th Annual Bandfest featured 20 marching bands across Saturday and Sunday. Bands came from near and far, including from Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Canada, Sweden and Japan. One of the…
A pastor at a Los Gatos church died after suffering a heart attack while on a snowboarding trip with his family in the Sierra, church leaders announced Sunday. Craig Jutila was the pastor of family ministries at Venture Christian Church. He was 53. Craig Jutila (Photo courtesy Venture Christian Church) “We are grieving the loss of…
