California’s strange spring weather continues to stun the state, now setting a record for the snowiest May at Mammoth Mountain. The resort got a record 29 inches of snow this month, giving those in Southern California a chance to ditch the sandy beach for the powdery mountain this Memorial Day…
Genevieve Waite, the South African actress, singer and model who became a quintessential face and voice of the 1960s when, for a brief time, she seemed as omnipresent as Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol or the other fixtures of the era, has died in Los Angeles. She was 71. Married to John Phillips of the…
Three California parents pleaded guilty Friday to fraud conspiracy and admitted their roles in a test-fixing and bribery scheme, wrapping up an early string of guilty pleas for federal prosecutors in their investigation into college admissions cheating. Jane Buckingham, 50, a Los Angeles marketing…
A U.S. sailor has pleaded guilty to two counts of espionage and was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting he took classified information about the Navy’s nuclear-powered warships and planned to give it to a journalist and then defect to Russia, officials said Friday. Navy Petty Officer…
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding additional victims of a man they say courted women on dating apps before scamming them. Wilson Edward Jackson, 37, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing dozens of women’s identities and credit cards, the Los Angeles Police Department said….
LOS ANGELES — Former USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall showed signs of psychopathy and preyed on Asian students, according to a confidential report from a team of medical experts hired by the school to evaluate him. Despite the findings, the university did not fire Tyndall or report the findings to the Medical Board of California,…
The monster stood 78 feet tall. It measured just more than 40 inches across its midsection and scared them for decades. Looming. Throwing shade. In July 1996, they notified the authorities they were in danger. Lela Grossack pulled out the paperwork she kept, an official report she filed with the Casta Del Sol homeowners association…
Graduate Joe Taylor at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Taylor graduated with a bachelorÕs degree in business administration. The Huntington Beach resident had something to prove to himself, and a promise to fulfill to his twin 19-year-old granddaughters. A decorated Navy combat veteran, Taylor had been on…
On this Memorial Day weekend, consider placing an extra chair at your table for the true guests of honor — men and women in uniform who gave it their all. But the chair isn’t just for the fallen. It’s also for the parents, spouses, sons and daughters who never had the chance to say goodbye…
Q. I got taken by a bait-and-switch scam one night recently at a gas station in Huntington Beach. Nice, bright letters on a sign said a gallon of gas was going for $3.89, and an unlit sign said it was $4.75 if you use a debit card. Total insane scam. Never saw the unlit sign…
