A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Thursday morning five miles from Holcomb Village, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:21 a.m. PST at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 26 miles from Temecula. In the last 10 days,…
For an analysis of California’s crime rates since the state began enacting major justice reform in 2011, The Times and the Marshall Project used crime data from two sources: the Open Justice portal from the state’s Department of Justice, which provides crime data for California alone, and the FBI’s…
Over the last decade, California has led the nation in reducing its prison population. The state has shortened sentences and diverted some offenders to the counties for incarceration and supervision, transforming California’s criminal justice system into what supporters hope will become a humane…
Ernesto “Angel” Perez, 31, reacts after decorating a tree that he and homeless friends set up where they sleep.
NEWPORT BEACH – A two-alarm fire damaged a home Wednesday evening on Lido Isle in Newport Beach, but no one was injured. The fire was reported just before 7 p.m. in the 100 block of Via Dijon, according to a fire department dispatcher. Newport Beach firefighters on scene of a 2nd alarm fire in the 100 block of…
A Chino Hills resident was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, Dec. 19, after authorities say he pulled a man out of a car in which the suspect’s girlfriend was sitting and beat the man to death. Ivan Mejia, 44, is being held without bail at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. No motive…
United Launch Alliance for the second time this week has pulled back from the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, this time just minutes before liftoff. The conglomerate of Lockheed Martin and Boeing set a new launch window to put a next generation spy satellite into orbit at 5:31 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. An…
More than five months after his racist and xenophobic rants on social media triggered a national uproar, a lead San Bernardino County gang prosecutor remains on paid leave while an administrative investigation winds toward a conclusion. Michael Selyem, who has worked for the District Attorney’s Office for 12 years, generated ire with civil rights groups in…
A labor agreement is not the only thing dividing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers. One missing element crucial to coming together on a contract deal — and averting a strike — is trust. On Wednesday, the union representing Los Angeles teachers announced that its 31,000 members…
Pope Francis’ decision to accept the resignation of an auxiliary Los Angeles bishop amid accusations of misconduct with a minor does little to erase decades of cover-up by the Vatican, some Southern California victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests said Wednesday. One victim, Lee Bashforth, said Monsignor Alexander Salazar’s resignation, many years after his alleged…
