Heavy rain floods roads, causing spinouts, crashes and traffic woes across L.A. County
The first of two storms to hit the West Coast from the Gulf of Alaska began pouring rain across Los Angeles and Orange counties and the Inland Empire.
Evangelicals stand with Trump: ‘God always chose people that had flaws’
A recent editorial spotlighted fissures among the faithful. In some cases, it offered an occasion to solidify support for the 45th president.
Rains flood freeways in Torrance, Long Beach and Burbank areas
As overnight rain continued into the early morning hours Monday, the onslaught of water flooded freeways in the Torrance and Long Beach areas, according to the California Highway Patrol. The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert shutting down all southbound lanes of the 110 Freeway in the Torrance/Carson area at 4:16 a.m. due to flooding….
A struggling Northern California town hopes for a comeback by embracing its boogeyman: Tsunamis
A struggling town tries to market one of its most marketable features: being one of the most tsunami-prone places in the United States.
‘Coastal Disneyland project’? Groups debate plan to restore Ballona wetlands
A long-awaited restoration plan has inflamed the historic feud over the fate of the Ballona wetlands, a 600-acre preserve just north of LAX.
The XLNT tamales go back 125 years, capturing nostalgia for Californians across the U.S.
Once a Southern California culinary touchstone, XLNT tamales offer a time warp to an era when Latino food wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is today.
Laguna Beach attorney sentenced to 18 months in prison for visa fraud and failure to pay taxes
SANTA ANA — A Laguna Beach immigration lawyer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for submitting numerous fraudulent visa petitions and failing to report illicit funds to the Internal Revenue Service. Mihae Park, 54, who was sentenced Thursday in Santa Ana, was ordered to return to court on March 6 for a hearing…
FedEx truck filled with Christmas packages catches fire in Fullerton
A FedEx truck filled with packages ahead of Christmas caught fire early Sunday in Fullerton, damaging many of the gifts inside. The fire was first reported at around 2:05 a.m., according to Fullerton fire officials. The truck was spotted burning on the southbound side of the 57 Freeway near the Yorba Linda Boulevard exit. When…
Rain and mountain snow forecast through Christmas for Southern California
Two cold Pacific storm systems will bring rain and snow to Southern California for most of the week, including Christmas on Wednesday, and winter weather advisories for snowfall Monday could affect local mountain highways, the National Weather Service said. The first storm was expected to arrive in the region late Sunday, have most of its…
More than 100 boats in California exempted from Coast Guard fire safety rules, Times data shows
Nationwide, 322 vessels, including the dive boat that burned in California’s worst maritime disaster, were allowed to skip rules on escape hatches and fire prevention systems, a Times analysis shows.