A fugitive who failed to appear in court in January to face charges of committing lewd acts upon a child has been arrested in Cerritos. Orange County sheriff’s deputies in Stanton arrested Marco Antonio Mendoza-Marin, 42, of Norwalk in November 2016 on suspicion of committing lewd acts on a minor, according to the Orange County…
Additional firefighting resources are on standby in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as high winds, low humidity and warm weather have combined to create conditions ripe for fast-moving and super-heated wildfires. “This is a dangerous situation,” the National Weather Service said Wednesday afternoon in its online forecast discussion. “If a fire starts, the environment is…
Former patients of the neonatal intensive care unit at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center got together with their doctors and nurses on Wednesday, Oct. 31, for a combination reunion and Halloween party. Sandy Pastrana, of Huntington Beach, tries to get her son, Adam Garcia, 1, to smile during a NICU reunion at Fountain…
Decades ago, surfing was perceived as a pastime for slackers — not a sport to be taken seriously. But in 1978, a group formed with the goal to change the image of surfing into that of a competitive sport for aspiring athletes. There was only one hitch: the young surfers involved in the group had…
María Irene Fornés, the groundbreaking Cuban-born playwright who was a pivotal figure in the off-off-Broadway movement, died Tuesday at 88 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Michelle Memran, the director of the 2018 documentary about Fornés, “The Rest I Make Up,” and part of the network…
How are local renters fighting their lofty housing costs? By packing rentals with above-average numbers of people. Census data for 2017 shows the Inland Empire has the nation’s most-crowded rental units. And the rest of Southern California isn’t far behind. On the Nov. 6 ballot, Californians can vote for Proposition 10, which expands a city’s…
David Hertz thinks outside the box. Or should we say, outside the bottle. He eschews the notion of water as a commodity being sold in plastic bottles by for-profit corporations. Instead, Hertz, a Venice-based architect and inventor, says this essential, life-giving element would be better served in a decentralized, democratized, independent manner. “Water is a…
Click for a larger image. Mariners traveling between the Orange County coast and Catalina Island were warned early Wednesday about dense fog that is reducing visibility in the area. The fog warning was in effect through 9 a.m., the National Weather Service reported. Related Articles Red flag warning in effect for LA County areas but…
ANAHEIM – A fire at a former marijuana dispensary was quickly extinguished Tuesday night, Oct. 30, and uncovered a possible butane honey oil extraction lab, fire officials said. Smoke was reported coming from a one-story commercial building at Euclid Street and Cris Avenue at around 9:24 p.m., said Sgt. Daron Wyatt, spokesman for Anaheim’s fire…
By JOCELYN GECKER and PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO — She was a self-described “adrenaline junkie,” and he took “wow-worthy photos” of the couple posing at the edge of cliffs and jumping from planes that appeared on social media and a travel blog that attracted thousands of followers. In one post at the Grand Canyon this…
