From the Archives: Busing used to integrate Monrovia school
One hundred and fifty African American students attend the previously all white Plymouth School in Monrovia.
Ambulance and hatchback involved in Orange crash; no one hurt
A collision between an ambulance and a hatchback in Orange on Tuesday, Dec. 4 resulted in no injuries. The crash happened on The City Drive near Chapman Avenue sometime before 7 p.m. and led to a brief closure of northbound City Drive traffic. At the time, no patients were being treated in the ambulance, which…
Philip Bosco, Tony-winning actor, dies at 88
Philip Bosco, the Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles in films “Working Girl” and “The Savages,” has died. He was 88. The actor’s daughter, Celia Bosco, said her father died Monday night at his home in Haworth, New Jersey. She says her father had complications with dementia, which is commonly…
Woman pleads guilty to starting Santa Ana fire in July that sent man to hospital in critical condition
SANTA ANA — A 41-year-old convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Tuesday to setting a fire in a Santa Ana apartment building that severely injured a 30-year-old man. Carrie Marie Immel pleaded guilty to arson causing great bodily injury, arson of an inhabited structure and arson of property, all felonies, and admitted a sentencing enhancement for…
Suspect in Anaheim-to-Yorba Linda chase airlifted out of Santa Ana River
A man suspected of leading police in a pursuit from Anaheim to Yorba Linda had to be rescued and taken to a hospital after he drove through a gate, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into the Santa Ana River on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The chase started sometime before 5:10 p.m. after a motorist…
Wealthy USC donors revolt after interim president pushes out top dean over handling of misconduct cases
USC vowed to improve accountability and transparency in the wake of a scandal earlier this year in which the longtime campus gynecologist was accused of sexual misconduct against hundreds of students. A dispute in USC’s Marshall School of Business is shaping up to be a key test of this new approach,…
Orange County forum on sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE leaves activists frustrated, public officials silent
Immigration activists cried foul Tuesday during a public forum about the Orange County Sheriff Department’s cooperation with federal immigration agents, a meeting that county supervisors ended without allowing law enforcement officials to speak. The first-ever Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (TRUTH ACT) hearing was one of several either held or scheduled to be…
O.C. murder defendant testifies that pretending to be his dead business partner in emails to family and friends was a ‘terrible thing to do’
A man accused in Orange County of killing his friend and business partner for financial gain testified Tuesday that his decision to pose as the dead man through email for months in order to cover up the death was the “most awful thing” he has ever done. Edward Younghood Shin during his second day of…
South County Outreach has a new look — and with free designer clothes, so do their clients
IRVINE — The timing was coincidental but fit perfectly. Just as South County Outreach finished months of repairs to fix extensive water damage to its offices and food pantry, volunteer clothing stylists set up a free “shopping” boutique and assisted female clients of the nonprofit in choosing outfits from donated designer clothes. Araceli Magallanes of…
Trabuco Canyon man pleads guilty, gets jail time for embezzlement of youth sports league funds
The former treasurer of a Rancho Santa Margarita youth baseball league who was accused of stealing more than $87,000 from the organization pleaded guilty to 18 felony counts of embezzlement on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Joshua Paul Nowack. (Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Department) Joshua Nowack, 43, of Trabuco Canyon admitted to taking money that belonged…