A jury this week ordered an Irvine auto firm and one of its mechanics to pay $21 million-plus to a Culver City man seriously injured after the mechanic, lawyers argued, veered out of a carpool lane on the 405 Freeway while test-driving a car and struck the plaintiff’s motorcycle. The Feb. 8, 2018, crash was…
California’s growth is slowing, but the Golden State is still likely to prosper more than the U.S. overall next year, UCLA’s forecast predicts
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Fascination with the story of Josefa predates the era of #MeToo and modern-day hostility toward anyone and anything Mexican. But in their own way, the residents of Downieville have long debated the role that Josefa’s gender and ethnicity played in her fate.
Atmospheric river hits L.A., and costing state dearly
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 12:55 a.m. Thursday less than a mile from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck near Brea on Wednesday night, but no damage or injuries were reported. The quake was reported at 7:26 p.m. and was centered less than two miles north-northeast of Brea, according to U.S. Geological Survey reports. Residents across Los Angeles and Orange counties reported feeling a 3.2…
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening at 7:26 p.m. in Brea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An Orange man who has a previous burglary conviction was out on bail Wednesday morning following his arrest while armed at a Covina business on suspicion of a new burglary. Officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress at NPI Enterprises at 1174 East Edna Place about 10:30 a.m. Monday and found the…
A woman with dementia became separated from her husband in Santa Ana on Monday, Dec. 2, and went missing. Police have asked for the public’s help to find her. Phai Thai Tran, 75, was last seen at a grocery store near Bristol Street and Warner Avenue, Santa Ana Police said in a Tuesday news release….
