Ladies and gentleman, the stench has arrived. The rare “corpse flower” has blossomed at Cal State Long Beach, the university announced early Sunday morning, June 2. And it does indeed stink, according to Brian Thorson, the botanical curator and botany technician in the university’s Department of Biological Sciences — and the rare flower’s caretake. “Yes,…
A suspect was wounded and later arrested after he confronted an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and his family in the parking lot of the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside and tried to rob them at gunpoint, police said Sunday. Neither the deputy, whose agency was not immediately identified, nor his family, nor bystanders in the parking…
CHP officers early Sunday investigate a fatal collision on the transition road between the northbound 5 Freeway and the southbound 55 Freeway. (Photo by Southern Counties News) CHP officers early Sunday investigate a fatal collision on the transition road between the northbound 5 Freeway and the southbound 55 Freeway. (Photo by Southern Counties News) Sound…
The pitch for raising taxes for schools used to be images of cracked asphalt playgrounds, leaking classroom roofs and jammed year-round campuses. But at STEAM Legacy High School in South Gate, Exhibit A is the impressively equipped engineering classroom of teacher Mario Ibarra. He’s got 3D printers,…
Legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase always had problems when customers asked if she served “soul food.” Well, that would depend on where your soul was, she’d say. If it was in China, she couldn’t really help you. But if your soul was in New Orleans, that was different. “If your soul is in New…
Scientists and engineers at the Caltech lab whoop it up after word was flashed that Surveyor 1 landed on the moon.
When you own a business, employees are your most valuable resource. Whether you’re selling auto parts, insurance or providing web design services, your employees’ expertise, work ethic and ability to function as a team will largely determine the success of your company. But finding the right people isn’t easy. A 2018 report from Goldman Sachs…
Ducks normally don’t take to the ocean, but on Saturday, June 1, thousands happily paddled about en masse. The 27th annual Duck-a-Thon was held at the Huntington Beach Pier Saturday, June 1, 2019. The event benefits AltaMed Medical and Dental Group, which provides medical and dental services for underserved families in Orange County. (Photo by…
By Casey Tolan SAN FRANCISCO >> An animal rights protester grabbed Sen. Kamala Harris’ microphone and derailed a presidential candidate forum in San Francisco on Saturday. Harris was in the middle of discussing her plan for gender pay equality during a forum sponsored by the liberal group MoveOn when 24-year-old Oakland resident Aidan Cook jumped…
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Saturday evening two miles from Glen Avon, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:19 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was four miles from Jurupa Valley, Calif., four…
