An Orange County Supervisor on Tuesday demanded that the county end its contract with a jailhouse phone carrier that improperly recorded attorney-client calls over a three-year period, allowing law enforcement to eavesdrop on confidential conversations. The request comes a week after the county sent a letter to phone carrier GTL that the county is “considering…
Authorities in Fountain Valley on Tuesday identified the victim of a suspected hit-and-run incident that happened shortly after midnight on Monday, Aug. 27. Officers found the body of Patrice Damiani-Peters, 36, after she was apparently struck by a vehicle on Warner Avenue, west of Bushard Street, according to a news release from the Fountain Valley…
Two men were convicted Tuesday for their roles in a road rage-fueled chase and hit-and-run crash in Orange that left a 9-year-old boy dead. A Santa Ana jury found Roderick Kent Jerro, 53, and Miguel Villagomez, 29, guilty of a felony count each of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. Jerro also was convicted of hit…
In a move to halt a 108-acre development just south of the Orange County Great Park, the city of Laguna Beach has filed a lawsuit against the County of Orange and the Lowe Enterprise Real Estate Group claiming the proposed hotel, homes, retail space and offices would bring “a significant portion of its traffic” to…
USC football practice at Howard Jones field on the campus of the University of Southern California on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 in Los Angeles. USC Trojans quarterback JT Daniels (18) during USC football practice at Howard Jones field on the campus of the University of Southern California on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 in Los Angeles….
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised Tuesday to address what he says is the “very serious situation” of social media companies “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. Trump recently has made similar complaints about the issue, which has been making the rounds in conservative media. But on Tuesday he targeted Google….
SANTA ANA — A Rancho Cucamonga man accused of driving drunk and causing a fiery crash that killed two cousins from Corona on the 405 Freeway in Westminster is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday on murder and DUI charges. Christian Samuel Dominguez, 27, was charged Aug. 20 with two counts of second-degree…
By Jason M. Shepard CSUF communications professor Can government officials block critics on their social media accounts? In two recent cases, federal judges have said no. Jason M. Shepard is chair of the Department of Communications at Cal State Fullerton. (Photo courtesy of Cal State Fullerton) The decisions could have ramifications across the country for…
The LA County Sheriff’s Department released this image of a deputy holding a 9-month-old baby who was found not breathing during a traffic stop in Lakewood. A deputy revived the baby, who was brought to a Long Beach hospital. LAKEWOOD — A baby boy is hospitalized Tuesday morning in stable condition after being resuscitated by…
MARINA DEL REY — Actress Maura Tierney was recovering Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in the Marina del Rey area. A vehicle clipped the rear tire of the former “ER” star’s bike about noon Monday, sending her tumbling to the ground, TMZ reported. Tierney, who currently stars in the…
