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.
Newsletter: Essential California Week in Review: Kamala Harris drops out
A look at California stories from the last week, including the departure of Kamala Harris from the 2020 presidential race.
Expect a wet Orange County weekend as new storm bears down
ANAHEIM — Rain is likely in Orange County from Friday night through Sunday, forecasters say. Between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain is expected as a result of this latest storm, according to the National Weather Service. In Orange County, there is a 51% chance of rain beginning about 4 p.m. Friday, increasing to…
Mountain lion who killed dog prowls Simi Valley neighborhood
SIMI VALLEY — Authorities have warned residents of a Southern California suburb to take precautions as a mountain lion prowls neighborhoods after killing a resident’s dog and injuring another pet. Sightings of the big cat in the city of Simi Valley near Los Angeles resumed Thursday evening, just hours after the attack. But the mountain…
A soggy weekend awaits
Expect a wet weekend. A low-pressure system is seen as soaking areas of Northern California, but Southern California is not forecast to get anything more than light rain through Sunday night, the National Weather Service said. Between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain are expected as a result of a storm that began moving…