By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER The Associated Press HONOLULU — As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out — and the approaching hurricane started to feel real for Hawaii residents. Hurricane Lane was forecast to continue its northwest turn into the islands Thursday, which would make it the most powerful storm…
A young actor who accused actress Asia Argento of having sex with him when he was underage said his trauma resurfaced last year when the Italian actress accused producer Harvey Weinstein of rape. In a statement issued Wednesday, actor Jimmy Bennett, 22, said that until now he was afraid and ashamed…
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is reviewing a second case of sexual abuse allegations involving Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey that includes an accusation he attacked a man in Malibu in 2016, officials said Wednesday. Greg Risling, a district attorney’s spokesman, said the…
A Newport Beach man charged in the stabbing death of his former high school classmate denied a sentencing enhancement allegation of a hate crime during a brief appearance Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court. The allegation was added to the murder charge this month, with Orange County Dist….
Abbot Alice Hoa Nguyen, of Temple Huong Tich, talks about vandalism at seven Buddhist temples at Santa Ana and Garden Grove during a press conference at Temple Chua Bao Quang in Santa Ana, CA, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Authorities said one woman was arrested and they are looking for more suspects for vandalism to…
Citing a conflict of interest, two GOP politicians on Wednesday asked the Orange County District Attorney’s Office to recuse itself from any investigation into an Assembly candidate they claim entered a decoy contestant into their primary race. Republicans Greg Haskin and Long Pham, who finished third and fourth in the June 5 primary for the…
Balloon sales on Main Street at Disneyland in Anaheim on June 22, 2016. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Overview of the three hotels at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim on June 22, 2016. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)…
SAN CLEMENTE — In response to complaints about riders speeding along the city’s popular beach trail on electric bikes, San Clemente officials are planning to step up enforcement — citing those riding at excessive speeds or otherwise operating their bicycles recklessly. The City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 21, voted 4-0 in favor of an ordinance…
Two-year-old Santiago Gomez has a tricked-out, new ride courtesy of Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s robotic team and the Go Baby Go program. The robotic team presented Santiago, who has cerebral palsy and is unable to sit up on his own, with the retrofitted electric mini car, which has been outfitted with Velcro straps to keep…
Downtown Fullerton visitors will soon have to pay for public parking on weekend nights, a move the area’s business owners fear will drive away patrons. A 90-day pilot program charging $5 to park from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in public lots on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays was approved 3-2 by the City Council this…
