Garden Grove police are hunting for three men who they say robbed a cell phone store Tuesday, Dec. 11. Officers responded about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday to the Metro PCS store in the 12800 block of Haster Street and learned that three men entered the store and asked about cell phones. One removed a gun from his waistband,…
A La Habra woman used her credit union job to secretly open bogus lines of credit for her online boyfriend, who then siphoned off nearly $1.1 million, a prosecutor told a federal jury Wednesday, but a defense attorney said the woman had been groomed by a con man who played on her emotions. Indira Mohabir,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Five people on trial for an alleged ring that prosecutors said sold Thai women for sex in the U.S. were convicted Wednesday on sex trafficking charges. A federal jury in Minnesota found all five guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and other charges, the Star Tribune reported . Jurors returned…
The body of David Bradish, an Idyllwild man whose family said he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, was found a short distance from where he had been living when reported missing Nov. 26, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday. Deputies said Wednesday that Bradish, 80, was found just after 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec….
Kaleidoscope invites families to celebrate the season with Holiday Pajama Movie Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. The free evening of fun will feature the Christmas classic “Home Alone,” shown inside Union Market’s event space. Moviegoers can enjoy free popcorn and should bring their own seating such as blankets and pillows, folding beach chairs or even…
Two winter exhibitions have opened at The Irvine Fine Arts Center, one examining changing familial relationships and the other exploring physicality and the body. The exhibitions run concurrently through Jan. 19. Re:balance, located in the Main Gallery and Gallery 2, features the work of Ching Ching Cheng, Juliana Rico, and Jane Szabo. This exhibition offers…
Four years ago, a judge dealt a huge blow to the owners of a 299-unit apartment tower on Sunset Boulevard, striking down the project’s permits and, ultimately, forcing the building’s residents to move out. Since then, the 22-story Sunset and Gordon tower has stood empty, a larger-than-life symbol…
Peter Souza is living his dream — what he calls a “one-job life.” He’s no longer sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles, juggling several part-time, minimum-wage jobs just trying to survive. He shares an apartment, paying rent on one salary. His life has changed dramatically in the past six months thanks to a training…
By LORI HINNANT, SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER STRASBOURG, France — A massive manhunt involving hundreds of police and soldiers was underway Wednesday for a suspected extremist who yelled “God is great!” in Arabic during a shooting spree around one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets. The assault in the eastern French city of Strasbourg…
Chadwick Boseman, left, and Michael B. Jordan face off in a scene from “Black Panther.” (Courtesy photo) Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture announced Wednesday have gone to the casts of “A Star is Born,” “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Nominations for outstanding stunt…
