After years of stop-and-go talks, California and two other states that take water from the lower Colorado River are nearing an agreement on how to share delivery cuts if a formal shortage is declared on the drought-plagued waterway. Under the proposed pact, California — the river’s largest user…
SANTA ANA — A 62-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing a homeless man in Santa Ana in 1984. John William Zelinski, 61, was extradited from Arizona and charged with the 1984 cold case murder of a transient man in Santa Ana. 2017 file photo. John William Zelinski accepted a plea…
A California man on Wednesday was sentenced to six months in prison for unwittingly helping the Russian effort to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election. U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich sentenced Richard Pinedo to six months’ imprisonment followed by six months of home detention for…
Results from DNA testing of a wetsuit worn by a teenage boy bitten by a shark last month while lobster diving in Encinitas confirmed he was attacked by a great white shark, officials said Wednesday. Lifeguards and scientists had suspected from the beginning that they were dealing with a white shark,…
A 20-year-old emaciated and abused white horse was found in an unincorporated area of north Orange County, and after officials assessed the mare’s health and euthanized the animal, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said it is looking for the owner. Officials said deputies, along with Orange County Animal Care, responded to a report of a…
Newly elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, Sharon Quirk-Silva headed from her post as Fullerton mayor to Sacramento intent on making the issue of homelessness one of her priorities. Her city had been roiled over the July 2011 death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man who died following a violent encounter…
LOS ANGELES — A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted four California men – three of them from the South Bay – on charges connected to violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters last year in Charlottesville, Va. The four defendants — Benjamin Drake Daley, 25, of Redondo Beach, Thomas Walter Gillen, 24, of Redondo Beach,…
CALABASAS — An armed suspect was arrested Wednesday as deputies searched the Malibu Creek State Park area for an armed burglar wanted in connection with a series of break-ins in the Malibu and Calabasas areas. .@LACoSheriff announcing the arrest of 42 yr old suspect Anthony Rauda who is possibly linked to several recent burglaries in…
SANTA ANA — A retired Sycamore Junior High School drama teacher who was on trial for allegedly molesting five of his students apparently took his own life as his attorney and a prosecutor were preparing to begin closing arguments Wednesday morning. David Michael Bruce, 68, was found dead in his home in an unincorporated area…
In last week’s column I was telling you about the upcoming induction ceremony for the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame and I left off in the middle of the inductees. Before I go any further, though, I just want to remind you that this cool event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13 at…
