Can Tom Hanks and the NBA stop coronavirus skepticism in boomers and others?
Experts across the country are pleading with baby boomers to curtail their social exposure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but that demographic is resistant to doing so.
Pursuit in Cypress ends in deadly crash in Los Alamitos, 2 in custody
A vehicle being chased by police following a suspected hit-and-run crash in Cypress struck and killed a transient sleeping outside a pharmacy in Los Alamitos Thursday morning, then crashed into the business. The fatal crash occurred about midnight at the C & H Pharmacy at 4012 Katella Ave., near Bloomfield Street, said Sgt. S. Krogman…
Federal charges against ex-councilman shock the San Fernando Valley. ‘It’s like a movie!’
San Fernando Valley residents are shocked over allegations that former L.A. City Councilman Mitch Englander obstructed a federal investigation.
At USC and UCLA, the coronavirus-forced turn to online classes can get awkward
USC and UCLA began rolling out their transition from in-person classes to remote learning Wednesday, as campuses throughout the nation shifted instruction to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus.
As White House takes on ‘sanctuary’ cities, tensions between L.A. County sheriff and ICE ramp up
Sheriff Alex Villanueva slammed ICE for deployment of border agents and said he would shred subpoenas from the agency that are not signed by a judge.
Police seek owners, operators of unlicensed pot shop in Santa Ana
Santa Ana police sought the owner and operators of an illegal marijuana business that was raided on Tuesday, March 10. Police had received complaints from citizens regarding the business at 230 W. Warner Ave., said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. “Based on those complaints, the vice and narcotics unit started investigating,” Bertagna said. Vice/Narcotics…
Woman pleads guilty in the posting of Nazi fliers at campuses in Fullerton, Newport Beach
A 23-year-old Fullerton woman admitted on Wednesday, March 11, to posting Nazi propaganda posters at Newport Harbor High School and Fullerton College in 2019 and was immediately sentenced to 40 hours of community service. Grace Elisabeth Ziesmer pleaded guilty to one count of vandalism and two counts of posting graffiti, all misdemeanors. She accepted a…
Feds arrest 27 in L.A. County, 500 nationwide tied to powerful cartel
Federal agents arrested more than two dozen members of one of Mexico’s largest drug-trafficking cartels in Los Angeles County this week – part of a nationwide crackdown on the gang responsible for smuggling vast quantities of methamphetamines, heroin and fentanyl into this country, authorities said on Wednesday. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said the U.S.-based members…
Coronavirus spreading rapidly in California, from airports to elder-care facilities
California’s first death at a senior living facility is announced in Sacramento County, where an outbreak of COVID-19 closed all public schools.
Harvey Weinstein gets 23-year prison sentence in his New York trial
Fallen Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for committing a criminal sex act against a production assistant and for raping an aspiring actress.