State officials on Thursday solidified their support for a “preferred” high-speed rail route through Southern California that would travel through San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and Orange County communities. During the California High Speed Rail Authority’s meeting in Burbank, residents from Acton to communities in the San Fernando Valley spoke against putting the project’s…
The leaders of crews fighting the Woolsey fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties took a few minutes Thursday morning to honor a fallen Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant with a firefighters’ “last alarm” bell ringing ceremony. The memorial service took place later in the day for Sgt. Ron Helus, gunned down Nov. 7 as he entered the…
Honorees already were known, so surprises weren’t expected at Orange County’s 33rd annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Grove. Then Charles and Ling Zhang, who were selected as the county’s Outstanding Philanthropists, started singing. The crowd of more than 900 took a moment to realize what was happening, then stood…
As mandatory evacuation orders from the Woolsey fire were lifted Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Calabasas and Malibu area, thousands of residents poured down the 101 Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway to return home. But road closures and being turned away from their neighborhoods led to confusion. At Mullholland Highway and Stunt Road, several residents…
MAGALIA — When the Camp Fire first tore through Butte County, John Pohmajevich stayed put in the small town of Magalia — a place he’s called home for several years now. He knew if he left, there would be no telling when he would be able to return. On Thursday, the San Mateo native surveyed…
It looks like Orange County will have no Republicans in Congress next year. On Thursday, the Associated Press projected that Democrat Katie Porter has defeated two-term GOP. Rep. Mimi Walters in the race to represent the county’s inland 45th Congressional District. Also on Thursday, new vote tabulations showed that Democrat Gil Cisneros leapfrogged Republican Young…
A tanker truck overturned on the southbound 710 Freeway near the I-5 Freeway in the Vernon area early Thursday morning, prompting the California Highway Patrol to shut down all lanes in both directions of the roadway so crews could work to upright the large vehicle, officials said. The crash was first reported around 1:45 a.m….
A firefighter battling the Woolsey fire was struck by a civilian vehicle early Thursday morning in Malibu, sending the first responder to the hospital, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The firefighter, only identified as being in his 40s and from Washington state, was on Pacific Coast Highway near Deer Creek Road around 12:10 a.m. when…
By AYA BATRAWY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said Thursday he’s seeking the death penalty for five suspects charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. The disclosures by the prosecution appear aimed at distancing the killers and their…
