Authorities were investigating late Thursday, Sept. 13, after reports that a person had been struck by at least one vehicle on the southbound I-5 freeway in Santa Ana. The first report of a person being struck came at about 8:35 p.m. from a driver calling from southbound lanes, just north of the 55 freeway, according…
By ERIC TUCKER, CHAD DAY and MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort signaled Friday that he intends to plead guilty ahead of a second trial as prosecutors filed new charging documents against the former Trump campaign chairman. The charges in Friday’s filing were contained a criminal information, a document that can only…
ORANGE – It took about 50 firefighters one hour to extinguish a fire that tore through a laundromat early Friday, Sept. 14. About 15 fire engines and trucks battled the 1 a.m. blaze at Chapman Avenue and Feldner Road, according to a MetroNet, a fire dispatch service. By 2 a.m., the fire was extinguished, with…
No nickname ever more easily stuck. The guy people call “Southpaw” didn’t know what it meant at first. He thought people were making fun of him. He looked up the origin of the term and found that Southpaw was likely first used to describe a left-handed baseball pitcher, standing in the middle of a diamond…
By JONATHAN DREW The Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. — Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina early Friday, pushing a life-threatening storm surge of floodwater miles inland and ripping apart buildings with screaming wind and pelting rain. More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm,…
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who is facing a historic runoff challenge, has been endorsed by a union representing about 6,000 of his employees. The Professional Peace Officers Assn., composed of sergeants and lieutenants as well as civilian custody assistants and crime analysts, said…
Ever since five current and former California coastal commissioners were found guilty this spring of breaking rules designed to ensure fairness and transparency, one question has remained unanswered. Who’s going to pay for their sins? We now have the answer. Any guesses? Walk over to a mirror,…
The Holy fire, which burned 18 cabins or homes and 23,136 acres in Riverside and Orange counties, causing thousands to evacuate, is completely contained, the Cleveland National Forest said Thursday, Sept. 13. Full containment is reached when the blaze can no longer jump the perimeter of the fire line. A locked containment line is 100…
Police in Santa Ana questioned several people after serving a search warrant at a 24-hour computer gaming lounge in Santa Ana on Thursday, Sept. 13. SWAT teams searched the Happy Times Cyber Internet Cafe at 1117 17th Street at about 3:30 p.m. while police questioned dozens of people in an adjacent parking lot after receiving…
