From the Archives: Two accidents on the Santa Ana Freeway
While covering a traffic accident, staff photographer Frank Q. Brown’s car almost damaged by second traffic accident.
California sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2045
By JONATHAN J. COOPERThe Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would accelerate its efforts to generate most of the state’s energy from carbon-free sources and set a goal of phasing out fossil fuels entirely by 2045 under legislation approved Tuesday by the Assembly. The bill would require California utilities to get half their energy from…
Florida governor’s race pits liberal Democrat vs Trump Republican
By JULIE PACE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A liberal Florida Democrat pulled off an upset victory Tuesday in the state’s primary for governor while President Donald Trump’s favored candidate cruised to victory for the GOP, setting up a fierce fall showdown in the nation’s largest political battleground. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew…
‘It was like if somebody had grabbed’ the house: 4.4 quake rattles Southland
Parts of Southern California were rattled by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening that was centered near La Verne but felt over a wide area. The quake occurred at 7:33 p.m. at depth of 3.7 miles. It was followed by smaller aftershocks. According to the USGS, the epicenter was three miles…
LAPD inspector general raises concern over officers’ actions with people accused of resisting arrest
The homeless man refused to take down his tent, so the police officers decided to arrest him for resisting them. As the situation grew increasingly tense, an officer used a Taser on the man, who wore only boxer shorts, even though he was not acting violently and was not likely to be concealing…
Orange County builders’ inventory at 12-year high: 1,022 unsold new homes
New homes by Seville at Park Place community in Ontario on Monday, May 7, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Homes start selling in the $800,000s at Prado at Cadence Park in Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods. (Sketch courtesy: KB Home) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Zephyr, developers of South Cove in…
Gates Foundation dumps ‘big idea’ approach to build on school progress in L.A. and elsewhere
The education experts at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation used to be after the one “big idea” that could transform public school education. They tried breaking down large schools into smaller, more intimate communities. They tried using test scores to evaluate teachers. Now experience seems…
Sexual abuse cases involving three teachers costs Redlands school district more than $15 million
The Redlands Unified School District has agreed to settlements totaling $15.7 million in connection with lawsuits involving three teachers accused of molesting eight former students. The large settlement for the district of 21,000 students comes after repeated allegations that school officials…
‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ actor, convicted of attempted murder, granted parole
A parole board has determined that a former actor who was convicted in 2010 of attempted murder for repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend at her San Marcos home will be released from prison. Shelley Malil, 45, who is probably best known for a small role in the movie “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” appeared…
Earthquake measured at 4.4 felt around Southern California
An earthquake Tuesday night was felt throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties and the Inland Empire. Did you feel it or any of the aftershocks? Report what you felt to the @USGS (click on the earthquake you think you felt on this DYFI? page): https://t.co/zrQZ5hSzpI. https://t.co/wICN5ZGdMp — SCEC (@SCEC) August 29, 2018 Caltech’s Southern California…