A fuel-like smell that some have likened to turpentine or lighter fluid wafted over Orange County on Thursday evening, August 16. Police departments, many in the beach cities, received several calls from residents asking where the aroma was coming from but so far the answer is unknown. Patrick Chandler, a representative for the South Coast…
A 15-foot great white is displayed in San Pedro.
Saddled with the “toilet to tap” label, recycled water still has a bit of an image problem. But in a blind taste test, UC Riverside researchers found that people prefer its flavor over tap water and that they like it as much as bottled water. Intuitively, that may sound crazy. But it makes sense, suggests…
Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing a concealed firearm in a vehicle just before midnight at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD — Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday morning on a weapons charge after being…
The chemistry teacher wanted to see his star student after class. She was a Distinguished Scholar, took honors classes, played first-chair violin in the orchestra. If you would have met her in those early years at Wilson High in Long Beach, Taryn Williams would have told you her dream was to study computational physics at…
A man was found stabbed multiple times in Costa Mesa Thursday night, Aug. 16 and was in critical condition. Just before 9 p.m. the victim was spotted by a passing driver on Placentia Avenue near Fairview Park, Costa Mesa police said. He was taken to a hospital. Police, who did not have any suspect descriptions,…
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and CATHERINE LUCEY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the “ridiculously high” price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the price first suggested by the…
Los Angeles schools Supt. Austin Beutner met Wednesday with the head of the teachers union and then sent him a new contract offer in a follow-up letter. The leader of United Teachers Los Angeles quickly responded that a settlement is not close. The union has scheduled a strike authorization vote…
Luis Toledo, left, Daniel Lee and Armon Rahimi in Primm, Nevada, on the way to the competition. (Photo by Georden Grabuskie) Competitors in the Univerity Rover Challenge stay in tents during the competition in Hanksville, Utah. (Photo by Georden Grabuskie) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds The Mars Society sponsors the University Rover Challenge in…
Suspects remain at large after two men in their 20’s sustained non-life-threatening stab wounds during what may have been a gang-related altercation on Thursday, August 16 in San Clemente. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a disturbance near Calle Agua and Camino El Molino at about 6:40 a.m. on Thursday,…
