PG&E settlement of $13.5 billion brings some relief, more uncertainty to California fire victims
Thousands of victims of California wildfires to receive $13.5 billion from PG&E.
Person fatally struck by freight train in Riverside County
One person died after being struck by a BNSF freight train in Riverside county on Saturday morning, Dec. 7, authorities said. The incident delayed commuters on Metrolink trains across Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties for more than an hour. The train hit the person along the tracks in a non-pedestrian area in Riverside County,…
Norco man accused of attempting to kill former landlord
A 27-year-old Norco resident with a history of violence was arrested Friday, Dec. 6, after investigators say he attacked his 83-year-old former landlord and led deputies on a pursuit. The incident began just after 4 p.m. when deputies went to a home in the 1700 block of Hillside Avenue in Norco to investigate a report…
Employee gets 16 months for embezzling more than $300,000 from Newport Beach pharmacy
NEWPORT BEACH — A Fullerton man was sentenced Friday to 16 months for embezzling more than $305,000 from his Newport Beach employer over seven years. Dennis Sam Medici, 58, was given credit for 440 days in custody, so he is expected to be released from jail soon. He was also ordered to pay $305,026.60 in…
Column: College students don’t have enough money to eat. Their classmates are feeding them
Pantries, food bank and restaurants are trying to meet the challenge of hunger in Los Angeles.
Juror misconduct leads to new trial for ex-Saddleback youth mentor convicted of molestation
SANTA ANA — A former Saddleback Church youth mentor’s conviction for molesting two teenage boys was set aside Friday due to juror misconduct. Orange County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Macias granted a new trial for Ruven Meulenberg, 35, of Lake Forest, who had been convicted in August 2018. The defendant’s attorney, Brian Gurwitz, argued that…
Another wet weekend unfolds as storms linger across California
Another wet weekend as storms linger across California
End of an era: Last Pearl Harbor veteran to be interred at USS Arizona Memorial
Lauren Bruner, who died in September at 98, will be the 44th and final crew member of the U.S. battleship Arizona to be interred at the site of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that sunk the ship.
Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey cuts ties with group that had role in Trump event
Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s campaign said Friday that it would stop working with a fundraiser that helped organize an event for the president’s reelection bid.
City Beat: A hit-and-run nearly ended an actor’s life. Obi Ndefo plans to do much more than survive it
A hit-and-run driver slammed into Obi Ndefo. Now this actor, writer and yoga teacher is a double amputee. But he has giant plans for his life.