Sakon Wilson of Burbank drops in on the LA County Fair on its last day. Photographed in Pomona, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) “I want to be fearless. God got this,” Sakon Wilson of Burbank says as the LA County Fair winds down on its last day. Photograph…
A vehicle rolled onto its side in a two-car collision that injured three people in Irvine on Sunday, Sept. 23. Rescuers had to extract one person from one of two wrecked vehicles that collided near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Jamboree Road sometime before 5:15 p.m., said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Paul Holaday….
Baby Leo spent the early hours of Sept. 18, 2017, the way he usually did, snuggled up next to his parents in bed. Except that morning he didn’t wake up. Toxicology tests showed fatal levels of fentanyl in his bloodstream and stomach. The likely source, authorities say, was his father’s little blue…
Despite an urgency to address Orange County’s growing homeless population, a plan to expand two shelters in Midway City is at a standstill as officials seek funding for the project. The plan is a partnership among Huntington Beach, Westminster, the county and American Family Housing, a nonprofit…
An engine problem forced a United Airlines jet flying from Orange County to Denver to turn around and land at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, according to officials. Less than half an hour into its flight after taking off from John Wayne Airport, United 2401 abruptly turned around near the Nevada border, according to…
The man who stabbed an off-duty Fullerton police officer in Placentia on Saturday, Sept. 22 remained at large Sunday afternoon after authorities cleared a man who had been arrested in connection to the attack. Investigators no longer view James Carrera, 19, a parolee from Placentia, as a suspect in the assault that happened on Saturday at…
GARDEN GROVE — A person died Saturday night in a Garden Grove house fire, authorities said. The fire was reported at 7:46 p.m. in the 8800 block of Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove Fire Department Division Chief Paul Whittaker said. The house was well-involved with flames when firefighters arrived and conducted their primary search inside, Whittaker…
Predicting how well a candidate will fare in an election by the number of supporters she turns out at a debate with her opponent is probably a fool’s game. But sometimes, you just get a feeling. When I arrived at the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce-sponsored congressional debate on Thursday, the line…
Angry that she had been falsely accused of a drug crime, Tatiana Lopez filed a complaint against a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who had arrested her on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine. But when Lopez met with a sheriff’s lieutenant to discuss her accusation, he urged her to drop…
For years, Catholic leaders in Los Angeles have made no secret of their sharp opposition to government crackdowns on illegal immigration. But if there were any lingering doubts about the church’s stance, Archbishop José Gomez erased them when he put his name — and the church’s considerable influence…
