Q. Honk: My impression is texting on a cellphone while stopped at a traffic signal is still against the law. Correct? – Mike Matthiessen, Pasadena A. You might think otherwise when cruising around your fine town, because plenty of motorists everywhere are playing with their cellphones, but that is indeed a no-no. “You do see…
The historic ‘bomb cyclone’ winter storm set records for big waves and low pressure off northwest California
A ProPublica review finds many UC health science professors do not fully disclose outside income as required. The UC system requires them to turn over such earnings above a certain cap.
Pummeled by the impacts of severe weather, California Democrats list climate change as the top issue they want their presidential nominee to tackle, outstripping healthcare reform, a poll finds.
On Friday, the Supreme Court will consider a case with large implications for homeless enforcement in California.
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening at 9:33 p.m. Pacific time 30 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A Costa Mesa jewelry store owner who police said was a victim of kidnapping, was found injured and bound with duct tape in Santa Ana early Thursday. Officers with the Costa Mesa Police Department responded to the 1800 block of Newport Boulevard just before 10:15 p.m. after getting an alarm alert from a jewelry store…
The behavior of a prominent UCLA Health gynecologist during an exam with a married mother of four amounted to sexual assault and harassment, according to an investigative report by the university made public Thursday.
The California Transportation Commission on Thursday agreed to set aside nearly $28 million to settle some of the property damage lawsuits related to a pair of wildfires on the border of Orange and Riverside counties that scorched thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of structures. Approximately 600 home and business owners have filed suit against…
A blaze that charred 13 cars in a Santa Ana tow yard last week was accidental, the Orange County Fire Authority said Thursday. On Friday, Nov. 29, firefighters were called to the MetroPro Road Services tow yard at 2550 S. Garnsey Avenue shortly after 11:30 p.m. Firefighters found several vehicles parked together that were on…
