Laguna Woods Mayor Carol Moore and Councilman Joe Rainey have been re-elected to the City Council, according to official results released this week by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. Carol Moore Moore was re-elected to her seat by a substantial margin, capturing 35.3 percent of the vote. Only 62 votes separated Rainey and Troutman, but…
A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Monday three miles from Willow Creek, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:50 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 13.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 26 miles from Bayside, Calif., 26 miles from McKinleyville,…
Every December, mourners and county employees gather around a recently dug grave in Boyle Heights, remembering those who have been forgotten. Inside are the ashes of hundreds of men, women and children who have one thing in common: They died in Los Angeles County and their remains have been unclaimed. …
A motorist passes by a mud and rock slide along Kanan Road in the Woolsey fire area of Agoura Hills on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Repairs of fire damage and work to stabilize hillsides along Pacific Coast Highway is prompting lane closures beginning Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)…
By now, this much is well known: Orange County’s 2018 election was momentous as voters swept Republicans from Congress in the one-time conservative stronghold, electing Democrats and reshaping the county’s political landscape. But as the final vote counts were certified late last week, the closing tallies also told new stories of what happened during and…
By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The tiny, energy-rich Arab nation of Qatar announced on Monday it will withdraw from OPEC in January, mixing its aspirations to increase production outside of the cartel’s constraints with the politics of slighting the Saudi-dominated group amid the kingdom’s boycott of Doha. The surprise announcement from Qatar’s…
HOLLYWOOD — A suspected shoplifter was shot to death by a security guard at a Hollywood Walgreens drug store, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported about 8:10 p.m. Sunday at the Walgreens at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, Officer D. Orris of the LAPD Operations Center said. The man became involved in a fight…
HOUSTON — George H.W. Bush is set to embark on his final tour of Washington, the capital city that is remembering the 41st president’s lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with one term as president and was characterized throughout by what admirers say was his innate decency,…
For 25 years, a painting by the Impressionist master Camille Pissarro has hung on a museum wall in Spain. The artwork’s dark past is no secret: In 1939, months before the start of the Second World War, Nazi officials forced a Jewish woman to trade it for her freedom as she tried to flee Germany….
COSTA MESA — Police asked for public help Sunday to find a 67-year-old man with cognitive and memory problems who went missing in Costa Mesa. Douglas Kenyon last was seen on Saturday, according to Costa Mesa police. Kenyon’s vehicle was spotted in the area of the San Diego (405) freeway and State route 133. We…
