By TOM MURPHY The Associated Press Rite Aid and the grocer Albertsons called off an agreement to become a single company with the deal facing shaky prospects in a shareholder vote. The owner of Safeway and other grocery brands had announced in February plans to buy Rite Aid’s more than 2,500 stores with the goal…
Several Riverside County school districts closed schools for Thursday as the Holy fire inched closer to neighborhoods. By firefighters’ count, it went from 6,200 to 9,614 overnight. “(O)ut of an abundance of caution, and because of mandatory evacuations in specific neighborhoods affected by the Holy fire, the following Lake Elsinore Unified School District schools will…
The Holy fire in the Cleveland National Forest pushed closer to some homes Wednesday, prompting a new round of mandatory evacuations as authorities arrested a man suspected of igniting the blaze. The fire, which has burned 6,200 acres, is forcing evacuations in McVicker, Rice Canyon, Horsethief,…
A $119.5-million settlement announced Wednesday of claims stemming from the Aliso Canyon gas leak marks the biggest action yet to deal with the health effects and climate damage of the largest release of methane in U.S. history. The deal between Southern California Gas Co. and city, county and…
“Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out. Kidder, who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve’s Superman in her most famous role, was found by a friend in her Montana home on May 13. At the…
Needle-exchange programs are now banned in Costa Mesa — for the time being, at least — after the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance Tuesday prohibiting the establishment and operation of such services anywhere in the city. The vote is meant to give city staff additional time to study issues…
As the Trump administration pushes Congress for billions to fund a border wall, a new government oversight report cautioned that officials need to do more cost analysis and documented planning. The Government Accountability Office report questioned the Trump administration’s method for prioritizing…
A California appeals court has rejected a new trial for Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted of rape. A three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled unanimously Wednesday that Turner received a fair trial. A San Jose jury in 2016 convicted Turner of sexually assaulting…
USC football practice at Howard Jones Field on the campus of the University of Southern California on Wednesday, Aug. 08, 2018 in Los Angeles. USC quarterback’s JT Daniels during USC football practice at Howard Jones Field on the campus of the University of Southern California on Wednesday, Aug. 08, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by…
LAGUNA BEACH — This city’s welcome mat is frayed at the edges. More than six million visitors pour into town each year, many on Laguna Canyon Road. They drive by city parking and storage areas and a decaying red-beige sewer digester before they reach art galleries, shops and beaches. The Laguna Beach city council approved a…
