Desperate Lake Elsinore officials, saying the city has been overrun by “Disneyland-sized crowds” viewing the prolific California poppy bloom, said on Saturday, March 16, that there is a “public safety crisis” and urged visitors to reschedule their pilgrimages to the colorful attraction. “The city has expended all available resources to address the #SuperBloom,” officials said…
A massive multi-agency search in the High Sierra mountains has not turned up any evidence of a missing infantry Marine officer from Camp Pendleton, officials said Saturday, March 16. The Marine, 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft, who is serving with the 1st Battalion/7th Marines at Twentynine Palms and is based out of the 1st Marine Division…
The college admissions cheating scandal that was revealed this week is shaping up to have long-term ramifications for both the parents accused in the scheme and the large world of getting into college. • Some of the parents who are accused of cheating to get their children into elite schools are…
A brush fire burned a quarter acre in Bommer Canyon on Saturday before firefighters made quick work of the blaze. The fire was reported at 3:55 p.m. in Bommer Canyon, near Shady Canyon Drive in Irvine. Ground fire crews and one helicopter with the Orange County Fire Authority quickly extinguished the flames, stopping it at…
Students at St. CatherineÕs Academy crack up as they watch alumni perform drills during the 130th anniversary celebration in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Ramiro Nunez, 9, watches his classmates perform in the band at St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. It was…
Mourners pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Mourners pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Sound The gallery will resume…
Painted lady butterflies continue to migrate through California, and volunteers at Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve are leading a “Butterfly Migration Mania” walk Sunday, March 17 to view and learn about the winged beauties and haw you can help them. The two-hour walk is open to all ages over one to two miles of uneven…
LAGUNA BEACH — Two “virtual kidnap” cases within 24 hours in this seaside community have led police to alert all local schools. The incidents were similar: Phone calls were made to potential victims, with the caller demanding a large sum of money or threatening to harm a loved one. “We definitely believe these incidents are…
HUNTINGTON BEACH – One of two pedestrians struck and killed while walking outside crosswalks on Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach has been identified by the Orange County coroner’s office. The crashes were just hours apart. Both pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene. Oscar Frias, 19, of Greeley, Colorado was hit on Sunday, March 10,…
The recent controversy over a spike in pepper spray use at Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention facilities has sent officials scrambling to compile and release a cache of internal use-of-force data to satisfy calls for transparency. That finally happened this week. The nation’s largest juvenile…
