By ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000 — roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily. The Pentagon says “more than 7,000” troops were being sent to…
State officials on Wednesday removed the elected board and general manager of a water district that for years has been accused of serving brown, smelly water to its customers in Compton. With a 22-page decree, the State Water Resources Control Board abolished Sativa Los Angeles County Water District’s…
On the home page of his campaign website, Rep. Steve Knight of Palmdale has posted a television ad showing a veteran praising the Republican congressman for helping him get a lung transplant. It turns out that veteran, David Brayton of Santa Clarita, has posted dozens of racist, anti-Semitic and…
The California bullet train appears to have fended off a civil suit attempting to stop the project, inching the high-speed rail line toward what could be another in a series of legal victories. A case brought by opponents seeking to stanch the flow of bond dollars to the project was dealt a blow…
Police arrested a suspect in a stabbing that prompted lockdowns at a Fullerton elementary school and church on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Fullerton police officers responding to a call for service at the 2800 block of North Brea Boulevard found a 20-year-old woman in a parking lot who was suffering from stab wounds at about 1…
CAMP PENDLETON — Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar have been designated as base support installations to house active-duty troops assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection in enforcing security at the southeastern border, military officials announced Wednesday, Oct. 31. The two Marines Corps bases will serve as landing spots for additional personnel that…
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…
