ORANGE — A busy intersection was partially closed for hours Monday morning, April 8, after a woman drove into a utility pole, knocking down a power line, authorities said. The solo crash was reported at around 3 a.m. at Batavia Street and Katella Avenue. A woman was taken to a hospital with injuries; her condition…
On April 8, 1949, Kathy Fiscus, her older sister and two cousins were scampering through an open field in San Marino, not far from the Fiscus house. Kathy, 3, fell into an abandoned well on their way home. During the epic, but failed, effort to rescue her, the drama captured the nation’s attention,…
Adelanto city officials are parting ways with the federal government and a private prison company, ending the high desert city’s role in overseeing the management of California’s largest immigrant detention facility. It’s the latest in a string of similar decisions by local governments to terminate…
LAKE ELSINORE — A motorcyclist was fatally injured Sunday when his vehicle crashed with a car near Lake Elsinore, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Ortega Highway, about 2 miles south of Grand Avenue in the Upper San Juan Campground, the CHP and Cal Fire Riverside said. The…
Ian Williams take a victory lap next to the Belmont Pier after winning the Long Beach Yacht Club Congrssional Cup Sunday, April 7, 2019. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer) It’s a champagne celebration for the crew of Ian Williams boat after winning the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup Sunday, April 7, 2019. (Photo…
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said. President Donald Trump thanked her for her work in a tweet and announced…
A veteran CHP officer fatally injured when struck by a car driven on the right shoulder of the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore was described Sunday as a “beloved sergeant” who mentored officers and “loved the Highway Patrol and his family.” Sgt. Steve Licon of the CHP Riverside Area. (Photo courtesy CHP) Sgt. Steve Licon,…
INDIO — A worker who fell 60 feet to his death while setting up a stage for the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio was identified Sunday by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office Christopher Griffin, 49, of San Diego, was the man who died Saturday, the office said. Festival…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police said on Sunday they had rescued an American woman and her driver who had been kidnapped by gunmen in a national park. The two “are in good health” and “in the safe hands” of security officials, police said in a Twitter update. Authorities gave no more details. Ugandan security teams…
The flames erupted just after sunrise on a high canyon wall, far beyond the reach of earthbound firefighters. As powerful winds sent embers rocketing through the Sierra Nevada foothills, and closer to the towns of Magalia, Concow and Paradise, fire crews radioed anxiously for aircraft. “Any news…
