A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Thursday morning six miles from Cabazon, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:38 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 9.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Desert Hot Springs, 10 miles…
Mitzi Roberts always wanted to talk to serial killers. A Los Angeles bartender and diner manager, Roberts was used to seeing cops stagger into her establishments, seeking a bite or a beer after their shift. Conversation between the investigators and Roberts, a self-described true-crime “fanatic,”…
Maybe you think you’ve got nothing left to learn. Maybe you think you’ve got it all figured out. Saul Isler sees the unfolding of his stay on earth differently. He’s faced plenty of hardship over eight and a half decades. But through it all, he’s hungrily sponged up knowledge and tried to inch…
President Harry Truman poses with Speed Graphic equipped Los Angeles photographers at Union Station.
Who’s got the biggest auto loan debts in California? LendingTree, an online loan-shopping service, attempted to answer that question by studying the aggregated finances of its customers in 165 of the larger California cities. Granted, it’s one company’s client base — and those folks are loan shoppers. Still, it’s a glimpse into who’s borrowing and…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head at a Jack in the Box restaurant in Alhambra on Monday has died, the county’s sheriff said Wednesday evening. Deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano was waiting for an order at the restaurant when a man approached him and fired, striking the deputy once. Solano…
Maria Tanori sits quietly on the couch, ready to answer questions. Apinya Imon bounces up and down on the same couch, barely able to contain her excitement. Maria and Apinya are ASK ambassadors, the community liaisons for this weekend’s Dew Tour skateboarding contests in Long Beach. The Dew Tour is the dominant showcase for pro…
The Irvine Co. has followed through on plans to transfer 29 acres it owns on the south shore of Irvine Lake to the county of Orange, but a dispute over what kinds of recreation to allow and who should profit from it must be resolved before the lake can reopen to the public. The 750-acre,…
LAGUNA WOODS — The votes are in — glyphosate will be a chemical of the past for Laguna Woods Village. In alignment with a decision made last month in a landscape committee meeting, the United Mutual board on Tuesday, June 11, approved an unbudgeted expense of $15,000 for the purchase of alternative herbicide products, voting…
Residents in Fullerton pay more for their water over the next four years, as the city upgrades its aging infrastructure. “Digging those trenches is expensive. It’s not easy,” Mayor Jesus Silva said as the City Council approved the rate increases – Councilman Bruce Whitaker opposed. “We need to move forward. We need to get our…
