By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON — President George H.W. Bush is getting a national farewell at Washington National Cathedral before family, friends, presidents and foreign dignitaries. The nation’s 41st president died Friday in Houston at age 94. His wife of 73 years, Barbara, passed away in April. Things to know about the event Wednesday: ___ THE…
Alex Villanueva has long known the feeling of not fitting in. He ran from bullies as a young boy in New York, before moving to Puerto Rico where he quickly had to learn Spanish. He would walk to school along sugar cane fields there, reading books the whole way. As a deputy in the Los…
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Rovana, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:01 a.m. PST at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was about 72 miles from Clovis. In the last 10 days, there have been…
The controversial retirement program that pays Los Angeles police and firefighters their salaries and pensions simultaneously at the end of their careers has not been “cost-neutral” — as was promised to voters when they approved it in 2001. That’s the conclusion of a study called for by Mayor Eric…
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that on average, he had about 40 years on his classmates. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile and left with one too. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his self-deprecating…
One hundred and fifty African American students attend the previously all white Plymouth School in Monrovia.
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, 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…
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…
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…
