Hermosa Beach Surfer Walk of Fame inductees Liz Benavidez, Ron Garner and Pat Ryan pose for pictures with Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, left, Mayor Pro Ten Mary Campbell, John Joseph and Janni Lange, Park and Rec Commissioner after an annual ceremony as part of Spyder Surf Fest in Hermosa Beach on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Photo…
The Los Angeles Police Department said Saturday that it has increased its presence around area synagogues and other places of worship after a deadly shooting in a San Diego county synagogue. “At this time there’s no nexus to Los Angeles,” the LAPD tweeted Saturday afternoon. “But in an abundance…
Services at the Chabad of Poway synagogue were underway Saturday morning when a white man holding a semi-automatic weapon entered. “One guy was shooting at everybody and cursing,” said synagogue member Minoo Anvari, whose husband was inside when the shooting broke out. Witnesses said a rabbi is…
The deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Poway on Saturday underscores concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the nation. Authorities have not provided many details about the alleged shooter. But the mayor of Poway said the attack, which killed one person and left three…
During a time in which charitable organizations find themselves competing with each other for traditional funding sources, Goodwill of Orange County is tapping into a burgeoning world of competition. Esports. Goodwill on Saturday, April 27, kicked off its inaugural Charity Invitational Esports Fundraiser, an endeavor organizers believe will expose the nonprofit to a rapidly expanding…
SANTA ANA — A San Clemente doctor suspected of killing his wife more than two years ago was charged with murder Friday. Eric Scott Sills, who turned 54 on Saturday, is accused in the Nov. 13, 2016, death of his 45-year-old wife, Susann Stephanie Arsuaga Sills, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Jail records…
LOS ANGELES – Granada Hills Charter High School has done it again, winning the school’s seventh national Academic Decathlon this weekend in Bloomington, Minnesota. The results were announced Saturday morning, and live-streamed on the internet. School officials announced that a big celebration rally will be held on campus Monday, featuring “multiple live performances including cheerleaders, bagpipers and special guests.”…
A Los Angeles elementary school that briefly counted pop star Michael Jackson as a student before he skyrocketed to fame has voted to keep his name on the auditorium in a decision that generated worldwide interest. School district officials announced the result Saturday after a vote by parents…
POWAY — Authorities say a woman died and three other people were hospitalized after a shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego on Saturday, the last day of Passover. A 19-year-old man, said to be armed with an assault rifle, was arrested. San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said at a news conference that a…
Last month, the scheme was laid bare: USC, and at least half a dozen top universities, had been breached by a multiyear conspiracy that used bribes, rigged tests and at least a few Photoshopped applications to slip the children of wealthy and influential families past admissions processes that…
