For as long as he can remember, Kenneth Matassa has been riveted by the rails. As a youngster, he could often be found messing about with model trains or circling tracks around a tree in his family’s yard. Asked how he fell into the hobby, though, and one might be met with a shrug. “I…
After Aylianna Switzer’s birth on July 11, friends and family came by the hospital to admire the baby. The visitors often made the same remark: “She looks so perfect!” “When you hear that,” said Brandon Switzer, Aylianna’s father, “it’s hard.” Now almost 6 months old, Aylianna looks healthy and…
Here is a Christmas gift to my critics, many of whom have accused me of being a humorless, feminist man-hater: I love the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I get a little thrill every time I hear the contrapuntal duet, a lovely back-and-forth between two smitten people who don’t really want their…
Paul Ricoletti, owner of North Hollywood Ice Co., uses ice machines to create a white Christmas for his daughter.
ROSEMEAD — A man suspected of stealing a GMC van died Monday after causing two collisions on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Rosemead and attempting to vandalize and carjack other vehicles on the freeway before being restrained by civilians, authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing Ramon J. Lopez Jr., 39, of Huntington Beach driving a…
Anaheim police were investigating a shooting on the evening of Monday, Dec. 24, that left a man injured. Gunfire struck a man sometime before 6:35 p.m. in an alleyway near the 500 block of Sabina Street, west of Topeka Street, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt. He said the victim was taken to a…
Indoor and outdoor wood burning will be prohibited on Christmas Day in much of Southern California because of weather conditions conducive to concentrated pollution, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The agency issued a “no-burn” alert that goes into effect at midnight until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday in the South Coast Air Basin….
A resident turned in to Irvine police a batch of lost gifts that were found on Christmas Eve, and police asked for the public’s help in getting the presents to their rightful owner. The neatly wrapped items were located on Bake Parkway near Muirlands Boulevard. Related Articles Newborn baby found abandoned in the Whittier area;…
Some Republican leaders like to say that political trends always shift. One even noted that during his lifetime, Democrats once dominated in Southern states and Republicans controlled much of the Northeast. The reverse is true now. In San Diego County, the once-dominant Republican Party is on the…
Police sought a suspect in a Huntington Beach stabbing that sent one person to the hospital on Monday, Dec. 24. The attack happened at about 9:07 a.m. in the parking lot of the U.S. Postal Service office, 6771 Warner Ave., according to Huntington Beach Police Lt. Kevin Johnson. He said a male victim was stabbed…
