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…
WESTMINSTER – A suspected drunken driver plowed his car into a police officer and a squad car, at the scene of an earlier crash in Westminster today. The officer received minor injuries, a Westminster police spokesperson said. The officer was injured while standing next to his patrol car. He and the suspected drunken driver were…
For many consumers in the Donald Trump era, it’s shop ʼtil politics makes you stop. Calls to boycott businesses are increasingly prevalent, if not more popular, among liberals and conservatives. The California Democratic Party chairman was among those urging a boycott of In-N-Out in August after the iconic fast-food chain gave $25,000 to the California…
The 2,362-square-foot home, with three stories and a rooftop deck, is located on the city’s southwest side. Click through the slideshow to see more. (Photos courtesy of David McLeod) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Show Caption of Expand A Costa Mesa condo built in 2016 has landed on the market at $1.39 million, and…
A Catholic priest has been suspended from his duties at a Carlsbad church as he awaits trial on a charge that he groped an adult seminary student earlier this year. Juan Garcia Castillo, 35, has pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count alleging sexual battery of the victim. The accuser, a man…
A kindergartner can keep bringing a cannabis-based drug used for emergency treatment of a rare form of epilepsy to her public school, a judge ruled Friday. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported that a judge sided with the family of 5-year-old Brooke Adams. The Rincon Valley Union School District…
A 19-year-old parolee was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of stabbing an off-duty Fullerton police officer in a strip mall parking lot in Placentia, authorities said. The officer was being treated in a hospital and information on his condition wasn’t immediately available Saturday night. James Carrera, 19, of Placentia, was taken into custody after an…
By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Jonathan Lemire WASHINGTON — Negotiators reached a tentative agreement Saturday for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony Thursday from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault from decades ago, according to two people briefed on the matter. Lawyers for Ford…
Dominik Rayos of Whittier points to the scale while his father Pedro watches. His pumpkin weighed 93 pounds. The Great Pumpkin Weigh Off is held each year as part of the Irvine Park Railroad’s annual pumpkin patch activities. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer) A pumpkin fan watches a weigh-in during The Great Pumpkin Weigh…
