With fanfare rivaling a movie premiere, Elon Musk unveiled for the first time publicly the one-mile tunnel beneath a Hawthorne city street that he says will be the start of a transportation revolution. But, admittedly, there is still much work to be done. “It’s not like we have all the answers and this is some…
Los Angeles teachers may have moved one big step closer to a strike. Tuesday marked the release of a report from a fact-finding panel, the last legal step in a process that clears the way for them to walk out. The aim of the panel is to try to find common ground that could pave…
San Bernardino County sheriff’s employees are seeking an emergency order from the California Supreme Court to prohibit law enforcement agencies from retroactively releasing police disciplinary records under a new law. The statute, set to take effect Jan. 1, would allow the public to obtain police personnel records for officers involved in the use of deadly…
A juvenile was hit by a vehicle in Buena Park and sent to the hospital on Tuesday night. Information on the victim’s condition wasn’t immediately available. Bret Carter, spokesman for the Buena Park Police Department, said the crash happened on Western Avenue, between Lincoln and Crescent avenues. Carter said Western would be shut down for…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly and unfair. The First Step Act would expand job training and other programming…
A San Clemente woman with a history of outlandish scams, including a string of fake pregnancies, was arrested Tuesday amid allegations she concocted a nonexistent firefighter husband to collect at least $2,000 in donated goods she claimed would help firefighters during the Holy fire in August. Ashley Bemis, 28, was taken into custody at her…
After Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Garrett Rifkin’s foot was badly injured in a hit-and-run accident in August, the doctors asked if he would be open to amputation so he could one day maybe get back to patrol duty or run again, but with a prosthetic leg. Three hours were all it took for Rifkin…
Laguna Woods Village residents and their guests were treated to a cornucopia of holiday entertainment on Sunday, Dec. 16, as the Old Pros theatre troupe presented its annual multicultural, multifaith celebration, ‘Tis the Season, at the Performing Arts Center. Backed by The Woods Combo, the sparkling performances by a cast of 30 included songs, readings, poetry,…
The use of chemical spray to subdue juvenile offenders in Los Angeles County detention facilities has risen sharply in recent years, prompting the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to order an investigation into safety conditions for youths and staff. The supervisors, who have raised concerns about…
A Los Angeles-area man accused of trying to set up sexual encounters with children as young as 8 in Tijuana was sentenced Monday to 17½ years in prison. In his plea agreement, Kenneth Bigler, 53, of Walnut admitted to having sexual contact with girls ages 14 to 16. But in numerous communications…
