The sky was a gloomy gunmetal gray Monday as dozens of U.S. Marines swarmed the notoriously tricky airstrip high atop Santa Catalina Island. By days end, the Airport in the Sky resembled a war zone full of heavy machinery, trucks, troops in camouflage and green military tents. The squadron was…
Moshe Arens, a former defense minister and Israeli hawk who represented the last vestiges of Israel’s founding generation and became a political mentor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, died Monday. He was 93. Arens recognized the skills and potential of Netanyahu in the early 1980s when he…
Retired lifeguard Mike Brousard recently published a book, “Warm Winds and Following Seas,” about lifesaving, and exploring the lifeguarding culture along Southern California’s coastline. He spent 43 years as an Orange County lifeguard. He’s pictured at San Clemente State Beach, where he worked for 39 years, on Saturday, January 5, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer,…
By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — With no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump is standing firm in his border wall funding demands and newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. Trump showed…
LOS ANGELES — Light to moderate rain doused the Southland Monday morning, creating conditions for a wet morning commute, forecasters said. Monday’s rain was the result of a second Pacific storm after a system that hit Sunday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Curt Kaplan, adding that a quarter of an inch of rain is expected…
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Monday morning 12 miles from Mono Mills, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:15 p.m. PST at a depth of 13 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 85 miles from South Lake Tahoe, Calif. In the last 10…
With more than 30,000 teachers union members ready to strike Thursday, the Los Angeles Unified School District is preparing to bring in highly paid substitutes, supervise students in large spaces such as auditoriums and ease background checks for parent volunteers, according to records obtained…
GARDEN GROVE — A man died Sunday, Jan. 6, in a crash on the Garden Grove (22) Freeway in Garden Grove, officials said. The crash took place on the westbound 22 Freeway at Magnolia Street just before 1 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said. Four people were in a Honda that crashed into the center…
WHITTIER — A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion he killed a woman, wrapped her in plastic and stored her on the back seat of his car in unincorporated Whittier, a deputy said. The body of the woman, believed to be in her 40s, was discovered in the back seat of a vehicle owned by…
Leaders of the Los Angeles school district and its teachers union both went to church this weekend, but their sermons and audiences had little in common as a Thursday strike date approaches. Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, gave a pep talk to his members Saturday at…
