In La Palma Park Stadium in Anaheim, a month before the Bay of Pigs invasion, 7,500 students and parents skipped school or work and gathered to learn about communist plans to take over the United States. “Right now, we have a 50-50 chance of defeating the communist threat,” Herbert Philbrick, a…
World War I veteran Walter Howard carries disabled WWI veteran Glenn Switzer to vote in Duarte.
Police arrested a man in Fullerton on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death on Sunday morning, Nov. 4. Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a home on the 900 block of Creekside Drive at about 6:30 a.m. and found a 92-year-old victim who had been seriously wounded, according to a news release…
After a week of fierce competition in Huntington Beach, team Japan edged out surfers from the United States for gold at the 2018 ISA World Junior Championship. The week-long event has brought more than 350 surfers from 44 nations to compete. The festivities kicked off with surfers marching down Main Street toward the beach last weekend, carrying…
Governors by party Peak in past 100 yearsIn 1922, the country had the highest percentage of Republican governors at 69 percent.In 1938, Democrats had their highest tally, 81 percent. Current party of governor States with electionsElections will be held this year in 26 of the 33 states with Republican governors, nine of the 16 states…
Tustin police are seeking the public’s help in a case of a 67-year-old man charged in October with committing lewd acts against a child about 12 years ago. Gerardo Garcia Lopez of Spokane, Wash., was booked into the Orange County Jail on Oct. 26 and was being held on $1 million dollar bail, police announced on…
A Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue captain struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle remained unresponsive and in critical condition on Sunday, Nov. 4, with fire officials announcing on social media, “The next several hours are critical.” A GoFundMe campaign was launched after fire Capt. Mike Kreza, an 18-year-veteran of the fire department, was…
SANTA ANA – An off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was robbed early Sunday, Nov. 4 as he slept in his personal vehicle, which was parked in front of a friend’s home in Santa Ana, police said. The deputy’s cell phone and cash were stolen, said Santa Ana police Sgt. Sergio Gutierrez. “He (the deputy) does…
Grace Vallejo is the mayor of Delano, the farming community along Highway 99 that is the birthplace of the United Farm Workers movement. Vallejo’s parents, first-generation Americans, were migrant farmworkers in the Central Valley who took their kids with them to pick grapes, potatoes and cotton…
For many Californians, Saturday was a sunny gift of a fall day, a chance to stroll the beach, rake leaves, visit a park or take in a child’s soccer game. For Cristina Escobedo, it was a time to save her daughter from possible deportation. For Marylee Sanders, an opportunity to stand up for Brett…
