High temperatures and high surf are forecast for Southern California, with triple-digit heat expected to return to the region starting Monday and persist through the end of the week for several interior sections, the National Weather Service said. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the hottest days, with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above…
Masen Karsten, 13, with Trabuco Trailblazers 4H, carries one of her two Grand Champion market broilers, Drumstick and Nugget, after selling them in auction at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Saturday, July 21, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Masen Karsten, 13, with Trabuco Trailblazers 4H, carries her Grand Champion market…
SANTA ANA — A 24-year-old woman riding a skateboard and pulled by a vehicle was killed at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, and alcohol may have been a factor leading up to the crash. Vanessa Nichole Salcido was found in the street, in a quiet neighborhood of Santa Ana, by Orange County Fire Authority firefighters. Operators…
They became celebrities in a way no one would ever expect or want: for witnessing a shooting at their school that ended the lives of 17 people. Ever since the shocking Valentine’s Day massacre earlier this year in Parkland, Fla., Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors have been speaking out against gun violence. This summer, they…
Athletes scramble onto the shore during a Paddleboard Rescue Relay race at Ocean Festival in San Clemente on Saturday, July 21, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) Tyler Basher competes in a paddle surfing contest at San Clemente’s annual Ocean Festival on Saturday, July 21, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) Sound The…
A train struck and killed a pedestrian on tracks just north of Oceanside today, delaying rail service in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The fatal incident was shortly before 10:30 a.m. north of Oceanside. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner service tweeted soon after the crash that tracks were shut down in the area while law enforcement investigated the death,…
More than 600 students spread among 20 university teams from around the world have descended on the SpaceX campus in Hawthorne in preparation for the third annual Hyperloop Pod Competition. The contest kicks off today (Sunday, July 22) at 11 a.m. In 2017, edgy billionnaire entrepreneur Elon Musk – who also runs Tesla and the…
It’s Father’s Day and Antonio Hernandez and his sister Asucena Hernandez of Los Angeles have driven nearly 150 miles to the U.S. border with Mexico to visit their father, Antonio Hernandez. He had been deported nearly 10 years ago. With smiles on their faces they approached the steel mesh fence separating the two countries at…
CORONA — Containment of a 250-acre wildfire that started south of Corona had grown to 45 percent Saturday as hundreds of firefighters spent their third day battling a blaze that had threatened homes and prompted evacuation orders — all of which have been lifted. The non-injury “Skyline Fire” was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday…
Dozens of science lovers and curious locals crowded the halls of the Cal State Long Beach science building at an open house of the university’s Shark Lab on Saturday, July 21. Steven Holguin checks out the shark skins and teeth at the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab event Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Long…
