Border Patrol Agents arrested a woman after detection dogs found almost 100 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine hidden in the car she was driving along the I-5 freeway in San Clemente on Wednesday, Oct. 17. A K-9 unit was called to search a blue 2014 Ford Focus that agents had stopped about a mile north…
Those on campus of Capistrano Valley High School Thursday afternoon, Oct 18, were told to take shelter in the gym and theater building after a domestic violence incident occurred just a block away. The area near the Mission Viejo high school was searched by deputies for at least two hours after the incident — which…
Hate crimes against black victims reported in Los Angeles County rose 15 percent last year after a significant decline the previous year, while crimes targeting Latinos rose 16 percent, according to a new report. The number of total hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County rose 5 percent in 2017 to 508, according to the…
Mohamed Zahangir Sayem, in a drunken haze, was struggling to give Orange County sheriff’s deputies a straight answer when asked for his driver’s license. Sayem’s confusion grew when a deputy allegedly pulled the 5-foot-11 man out of his vehicle — where he had been sleeping — and punched him until he collapsed. “Are you going…
UCLA police on Thursday sought public help to identify a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection with a sexual assault at an off-campus fraternity party. A UCLA student, whose age was not disclosed, told campus police that she was assaulted shortly before 12:30 a.m. last Friday…
All you need is $2 and a willing suspension of disbelief. If you are one of the gazillion people buying a California Lottery Mega Millions ticket before Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:45 p.m., you have a 1 in 303 million chance of winning the $970 million jackpot … or about the same odds as the…
Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that typically lean Republican will be the ones weighing legalization measures at the ballot box. A number of red communities in…
Chula Vista is rising — literally. To account for potential sea level rise, the Port of San Diego is elevating a portion of the city’s bayfront by as much as 8 feet in preparation for a $1-billion hotel and convention center. The soil also will improve drainage and prepare the area for roads, utilities…
Chapman University’s Survey of American Fears was released Wednesday, Oct. 17. The 2018 edition of the study, conducted in June and July, shows that each of the top 10 fears are held by more than half of the population. The top fear, corrupt government officials, has increased in Americans by 13 percent since 2016. The…
A veteran teacher who was pulled from the classroom after she described the childhood oddities of Trump aide Stephen Miller has returned to her classroom at Franklin Elementary in Santa Monica. Nikki Fiske, 72, had been placed on “home assignment” while school district officials determined whether…
