At year’s end, Southern California’s precipitation remains above normal
Southern California’s rainy season started a little early this year, but a late start in the northern half of the state has left rainfall levels below normal there.
Suspect in custody after Costa Mesa standoff
Gunfire was reported in Costa Mesa while officers were engaged in a standoff with a reportedly armed person in distress on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31. The suspect was later taken into custody. Officers were dispatched to the area of Orange Avenue and Knox Place and encountered a person described as troubled and believed…
Party bus catches fire on 405 Freeway in Irvine
A party bus caught fire on the northbound 405 Freeway in Irvine on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, but nobody was injured. Authorities were notified about the fire at 4:05 p.m. on the freeway north of Culver Avenue, according to the Myra Delgado of the California Highway Patrol. The bus burned in the far…
Fierce winds should calm overnight, mild weather forecast for New Year’s Day
Winds reached 40, 60 and 70 mph in parts of Southern California Tuesday, December 31 and toppled several big rigs traveling through San Bernardino County, but should calm down overnight, giving way to milder weather on New Year’s Day, meteorologists said. Some of the most powerful gusts on New Year’s Eve were recorded in Riverside,…
17-year-old on skateboard suffers life-threatening injuries in Fullerton crash
A 17-year-old struck by a car while skateboarding in Fullerton sustained life-threatening injuries on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened on the 2400 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue at about 12:39 p.m., Fullerton Police Lt. Jon Radus said. Responding officers encountered a teen suffering from serious injuries who had been hit by a gray Mercedes sedan…
Defense lawyer: Durst wrote ‘cadaver note’ about body in Benedict Canyon home
After months of legal wrangling over the use of handwriting experts to determine who wrote an anonymous December 2000 note to police alerting them to a body inside a Benedict Canyon home, an attorney for millionaire New York real estate scion Robert Durst now admits his client wrote the message. Durst, 76, is accused of…
Wrong-way driver, two semis crash on 57 Freeway in Brea
BREA — A wrong-way driver may be to blame for a fiery crash involving two big rigs this morning on the northbound 57 Freeway in Brea. The crash occurred near the Imperial Highway exit at 2:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. One of the big rig drivers told officers a white sedan was…
$500 million from Newsom could keep L.A.’s most vulnerable from becoming homeless
A coalition is pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to put $500 million in his budget to help prevent residents of board and care homes from becoming homeless.
After terrorist attacks using vehicles, barriers will bring more security to Rose Bowl game and parade
The four-door sedan, weighing more than 3,000 pounds, is traveling 30 mph when it hits a line of metal barriers.
Mother of slain 6-year-old South L.A. boy describes heartache and broken trust
Dayvon Taylor, 6, died the day after Christmas. The boy’s godfather is charged with his murder. Now, Dayvon’s mom speaks.