Argument at Chicago hospital erupts into deadly shooting
By AMANDA SEITZ and DON BABWIN CHICAGO — An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom he knew, then ran into the hospital and fatally shot a pharmacy resident and a police officer, authorities said. The attacker also died Monday but…
Judge bars U.S. from enforcing Trump asylum ban
By NOMAAN MERCHANT HOUSTON — A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 that said anyone who crossed the southern border between official ports of entry would be ineligible for asylum. As the first of several…
Corona man sent to prison for role in selling bogus IDs out of DMV offices
SANTA ANA — A 52-year-old Corona man was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison Monday for his part in a scam to sell bogus identification out of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Jose Cruz, who pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to produce illegal ID documents and identity theft, was sentenced to 34…
Head-on crash leaves one dead, one hurt on Ortega Highway west of Lake Elsinore
LAKE ELSINORE — A motorist was killed and another was seriously injured Monday in a head-on collision on Ortega (74) Highway west of Lake Elsinore. The crash was reported about 4:05 a.m. near the Orange County line, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Mike Lassig said a 25-year-old Lake Elsinore man was at the…
JPL map shows Camp fire’s destruction of Paradise from space
The Camp fire’s destruction of the city of Paradise in Northern California can be seen clearly from space. The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena has produced a new map showing the fire’s damage as of Nov. 16. The map was developed using images from satellites operated by…
Election 2018: Tom Umberg pulls ahead of Janet Nguyen in state Senate race
The tight race for California Senate District 34 took a shift Monday, when Democrat Tom Umberg pulled ahead of Republican incumbent, state Sen. Janet Nguyen. Umberg, a retired U.S. Army colonel and previous assemblyman, was leading for the first time since Election Day with 50.09 percent of the votes to Nguyen’s 49.91 percent, according to…
California fires: Paradise anxiously awaits rain and the dangers it might bring
Murrieta Marine killed in motorcycle accident on I-15 two months after rescuing women from fiery crash on 163 freeway
SAN DIEGO — A Marine who in September rescued two women trapped in burning and smoke-filled cars after a collision, died in a motorcycle crash just after 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 officials said Monday. Sgt. Gary G. Wilson, a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, had left work and was riding his…
Episcopal Diocese defrocks St. Wilfred rector who confessed to theft of church funds
A priest who in October confessed to stealing funds from St. Wilfred of York church for his own use has been defrocked by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. The defrocking means the Rev. Canon Michael D. Archer is no longer a priest, Rev. Canon Gary R. Hall, priest-in-charge of the Huntington Beach church, said…