Q. Dear Honk: I was recently in a fender-bender accident and the person who hit me did not have a valid license or insurance or any ID at all. I called police, who ran the plate number to help with an ID. It turns out the vehicle wasn’t registered, either. According to officers, they were…
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth arrives in the Port of Long Beach to join its sister ship, the Queen Mary, on Thursday, July 4, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG) The Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth, left, arrives in the Port of Long Beach to join its sister ship, the Queen Mary, on Thursday,…
Minutes before taking part in Surf City’s Independence Day parade — a display of old Americana with quirky spectacles such as a diminutive dog with a flag-colored mohawk — Oscar Rodriguez couldn’t help but feel patriotic. But the event, which has taken place since 1904 and is said to be the largest…
Seismologists said the 6.4 earthquake that struck Southern California likely broke ground near the epicenter but was far enough away not to do damage in the Los Angeles area. Seismologist Lucy Jones said the quake was far enough away from the dangerous San Andreas fault “that any impact on the…
The largest earthquake in two decades rattled Southern California on Thursday morning, shaking communities from Las Vegas to Long Beach and ending a quiet period in the state’s seismic history. Striking at 10:33 a.m., the magnitude 6.4 temblor was centered about 125 miles northeast of Los Angeles…
San Francisco will spend up to $600,000 to paint over historical artwork at a public school depicting the life of George Washington, a mural once seen as educational and innovative but now criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. The “Life of Washington”…
The Fourth of July Ridgecrest earthquake measured 6.4 magnitude. It was the strongest quake to hit Southern California in years, but it was actually significantly less powerful than some earlier temblors. That includes the 6.7 Northridge quake in 1994 (which was 2.8 times stronger than Thursday’s…
Did the ShakeAlertLA system fail to provide an earthquake early warning? Los Angeles residents were asking that question after Thursday’s earthquake that was felt throughout Southern California, when they didn’t get an early warning from the much-anticipated ShakeAlertLA app, released by the city…
As a 6.4 magnitude earthquake roared through the minute Kern County city of Ridgecrest Thursday, July 4, resident Jorge Toral said his house shook like Jell-O with just the slightest movement. “It felt like the house was going to collapse,” the 30-year-old father of three said a few hours after the initial quake. Reported at…
People celebrating Independence Day filled Orange County’s beaches to enjoy sunny weather in the mid-70s, and by late afternoon no major problems had been reported, according to several lifeguard agencies. “We were really busy, but all run-of-the-mill stuff,” said Ethan Balter, a lifeguard at San Onofre State Beach. “Just a good, busy Fourth of July.”…
