President Donald Trump on Monday declared an emergency exists in Southern California — a move that could free up federal resources where two powerful earthquakes Thursday and Friday damaged buildings and infrastructure and rattled residents in Kern and San Bernardino counties. The announcement came in response to a request from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who during…
A Newport Beach man who pleaded guilty on Monday, July 8, to stealing an endangered lemur from the Santa Ana Zoo last year could face as much as a year in prison and a six-figure fine. Aquinas Kasbar, 19, had been charged on suspicion of unlawfully taking an endangered species, officials said in a statement…
A condemned inmate who was convicted of killing Garden Grove Police Department Officer Donald F. Reed was found unresponsive and died in his cell at San Quentin State Prison on Sunday evening, officials said Monday. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a press release on Monday that John George Brown, 71, was…
Weary, thirsty Trona residents struggled Monday, July 8, to arrange for services to the earthquake-damaged community, where they’ve been without running water since the first of the twin earthquakes rattled through the region last week. In nearby Ridgecrest, services had largely been restored by Monday. “It’s painful where I am. I don’t have any water…
The 7.1 earthquake that hit the Ridgecrest area last week was the largest in Southern California in 20 years. It created surface ruptures and damage near the epicenter. But experts said the quake could have been much more punishing — and could have caused more damage in the metro Los Angeles area. …
Duties of a principal security officer with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Direct officers who patrol and safeguard buildings and their occupants. Supervise investigations of accidents, thefts and disturbances. Possess good judgment. The city’s job description doesn’t mention the opportunity to clock serious overtime, but it’s there. Principal security officer Ricardo Frias…
A dozen small earthquakes, each more than 3 in magnitude, rattled the Ridgecrest area overnight Sunday into Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They were among the 3,000 or aftershocks that have shaken a region few outsiders were aware of until a 7.1 quake hit on Friday and swayed much of Southern California. Earthquake experts,…
SANTA ANA — A girl suffered a lower body wound Sunday in a car-to-car shooting on Main Street in Santa Ana, authorities said. It happened about 8:25 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Main Street, Santa Ana police Commander M. Moreno said. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where her vital signs were…
Newport Beach Police fired upon, but missed, a knife-wielding suspect who surrendered hours after he allegedly assaulted officers with a caustic chemical, sending two of them to a hospital on Sunday, July 7, officials said. Officers responding at about 2:48 p.m. to multiple reports of a domestic dispute at an apartment near the 800 block…
Will you need help if a major earthquake hits the greater Los Angeles area? If so, get ready to wait. Destruction to roads and freeways, utilities and communication networks – in addition to the sheer number of people who would need assistance – could mean an acute lag in response times, said L.A. County Fire…
