Hemmed in by freeways isolating them from larger populations nearby, the mountain lions of the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains face a moderate to near-certain chance for extinction in the coming decades unless new cats find a way into the ranges, according to a study published today in the journal Ecological Applications. Only once…
Lauren Isackson’s athletic credentials were dwarfed by those of her teammates. She joined the vaunted UCLA women’s soccer program in 2017 alongside members of the U.S. and Canadian national teams — elite athletes accustomed to dominating the high school and club circuits, being the best in their…
LOS ANGELES — A weak storm headed for Southern California Wednesday — the first day of spring 2019 — and was on track to arrive later than expected, and with less moisture. The storm originating in the southern gulf of Alaska should have reached Southern California Tuesday night, according to what forecasters had projected, but…
Jack LeGros, a helicopter door gunner during the Vietnam War, was on his way into the Veterans Affairs Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center on Tuesday afternoon when I asked him what he thought about President Trump’s continued attacks on late Sen. John McCain of Arizona. “I think he’s an…” I can’t…
Workman walks through water pipe during construction of Castaic Hydroelectric Power Plant.
A 23-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a car in Costa Mesa near Orange Coast College on Tuesday, March 19. Officers responded near the intersection of Fairview Road and Adams Avenue after a caller notified police of the crash at about 8:50 p.m., according to Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Patrick Wessel. He said the man…
The man ran through the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw shopping mall, armed with a foot-long kitchen knife. It was a Tuesday evening, and the mall was crowded with shoppers. When he wouldn’t drop the knife, two Los Angeles police officers began shooting at the man. After he fell to the ground and tried…
SEAL BEACH – Seal Beach police asked for the public’s help on Tuesday, March 19, in retracing the steps of a man whose body was found in a flood control channel last week. Police are seeking more information about 28-year-old Brandon Atchley, whose last known address was in Yorba Linda, said Seal Beach police Sgt. Mike Henderson….
Two men and a woman from Kern County were arrested Monday on suspicion of stealing an expensive bicycle from a shop in Chino in February and running over a store employee with a truck as she tried to stop them. Ronald Wolfe, 20, of Frazier Park; and Kyle and Nichole Stewart, 27 and 23, both…
Another round of rain will fall across Southern California as a relatively mild storm moves through the area on Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21, according to forecasts. Portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties may see some showers beginning late in the evening on Tuesday, but most of the precipitation…
