Fatal gas line explosion in Murrieta a warning for home contractors
Officials say a deadly explosion linked to a gas line at a Murrieta house underscores the dangers of home improvements and construction without following gas safety rules.
Southern California heat wave is loosening its grip
LOS ANGELES — The first Southland heat wave of summer 2019 showed signs of breaking Tuesday, with the start of a cooling trend expected Wednesday thanks in part to increased onshore flow, but in the meantime temperatures will remain above normal in Valley communities. Temperatures will stay high, about 5 degrees above normal in the…
Man charged with 64 felony counts after 1,000 guns seized at Bel-Air mansion
Girard Damian Saenz, who has ties to the Getty family, faces up to nearly 49 years in state prison if convincted.
Power restored to most in Fullerton after overnight outage
FULLERTON — Southern California Edison crews worked Tuesday morning to restore power to 87 customers in Fullerton still offline following a power outage along Harbor Boulevard that affected 13,902 SCE customers at its peak. The outage was reported at 8:40 p.m. Monday and was caused by a problem at a substation near the intersection of…
How many students cheated to get into USC? A look inside the admissions investigation
Shortly after federal authorities took down a national college admissions scam in March, officials at USC launched their own investigation with emails to dozens of students.
Ridgecrest earthquake aftershocks move toward dangerous faults, sparking concerns of triggered temblors
Aftershocks of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest have been creeping into areas close to two major earthquake faults, sparking concern.
Trump’s new asylum rule strands Central American migrants in Tijuana
There was confusion on Monday among northbound migrants in Tijuana, following the Trump administration’s latest effort to ban virtually all foreigners from filing for asylum in the United States.
Outages leave thousands in 2 Southern California counties without power
Power outages cut electricity to thousands of customers in Los Angeles and Orange counties on Monday, July 15. Fullerton experienced the most widespread outages, with more than 12,700 Southern California Edison customers in that city left in the dark Monday evening, according to the SCE website. It wasn’t clear what caused the problem, Fullerton Police…
Man shot after hitting L.A. Unified officer with vehicle, police say
A Los Angeles Unified School District police officer shot a man in South Los Angeles on Monday after the man struck the officer with his vehicle, authorities said.
OC jail inmate found unresponsive in cell, pronounced dead at hospital
SANTA ANA — A 44-year-old inmate found unresponsive Monday in his cell at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after arrival, sheriff’s officials said. Related Articles 1 dead, 15 injured after gas explosion in Murrieta destroys home Man who took ‘upskirt’…