In June 2017, a married mother of four experiencing severe pelvic pain went to see a UCLA gynecologist. Dr. James Mason Heaps, she alleged, improperly touched her genitals, fondled her breast and buttock and made sexual remarks during the exam. She reported the conduct to UCLA in December of that…
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday evening three miles from Oak Glen, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:25 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was eight miles from Yucaipa, 12 miles from Big Bear City…
More than 140 rallies calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment are expected throughout Southern California and the nation today, Saturday, June 15. At least 16 rallies were planned for the Southland. It was unclear early today how many people would attend the rallies. Counter-protests in support of the president are also expected, including one scheduled…
Dozens of police and fire personnel swarmed Costco in Corona Friday night, June 14, although few details were immediately available. Reports of shots fired near the location at 480 N McKinley Street spread on social media just after 8 p.m. Will Lungo, 45, of Corona, said he and his wife were near the refrigerated produce…
Garden Grove Unified School District’s Bolsa Grande High celebrated its Class of 2019 at a commencement ceremony on Friday, June 14, at Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium in Garden Grove. Adam De Jesus celebrates after his name was called during the Bolsa Grande High School graduation at Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium in Garden Grove…
A federal judge has granted the request to remove U.S. District Judge David O. Carter from presiding over a lawsuit concerning anti-camping ordinances in five south Orange County cities and the rights of homeless people. In a ruling issued Friday, June 14, fellow District Court Judge James V. Selna granted a motion sought by three…
Three Orange County state legislators announced Friday, June 14, they’ve secured $20 million in the 2019-20 state budget to build a veterans cemetery in Irvine. Assemblymembers Sharon Quirk-Silva, Tom Umberg and Tom Daly said in a news release the money gives them “renewed enthusiasm” about getting the project going. But earmarked funding is not a…
Officials on Thursday, June 13, dedicated the new Southern Region Interagency Operations Center — Southern Ops for short — where firefighting resources are being coordinated for large wildfires and other disasters involving multiple agencies from the Sacramento area to the Mexico border. The 12-acre site just east of March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County…
The family of a schizophrenic man who died last month at Theo Lacy jail in Orange filed a $5 million wrongful death claim Friday against the county. Diana Alvarez, mother of deceased inmate Anthony Aceves, complained for weeks that the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office have kept her in the dark about the details…
Joseph Gilbert Solano had just gotten off work around 5 p.m. when he stepped out of uniform and ran an errand for his mother. Working in a profession known to be dangerous, he was trained to be alert to threats posed to deputy sheriffs like him. But the 50-year-old’s life was cut short after an…
