Thousands of residents of the San Bernardino Mountains faced a night without electricity amid a forecast of subfreezing temperatures because of a widespread power outage Saturday, Nov. 30. The affected areas included Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Twin Peaks, Running Springs and Green Valley Lake, said Southern California Edison spokesman Paul Griffo. Edison purchased four cords of…
Customers hoping to get their weekend shopping done at Costco in Yorba Linda were surprised to find that the store was without power Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30. The outage was first reported to Southern California Edison just past 1:10 p.m. SCE spokesman Paul Griffo said the outage was caused by failed equipment in a transformer….
A Silverado Canyon family was rocked on Thanksgiving morning by an overnight intrusion. A large boulder careened down a nearby slope, crashed onto the paved road below, bounced off a recently installed fire hydrant and broke its way through the fence into Maria Arechaederra’s sideyard sometime either Wednesday night or Thursday morning, she said. The…
Six people were rescued from the south side of Catalina Island after their boat ran aground near Catalina Harbor Saturday morning, Nov. 30, authorities said. Los Angeles County Fire Department lifeguards responded to the vessel, a 43-foot trawler, about 6:30 a.m., dispatch supervisor Ed Pickett said. The boat was located about two miles southeast of…
A fire at a Santa Ana tow yard Friday night, Nov. 29, scorched about 13 cars and investigators believe the blaze may have been set deliberately. Orange County firefighters were called to the MetroPro Road Services tow yard at 2550 S. Garnsey Avenue just after 11:30 p.m., OCFA Capt. Tony Bommarito said. There, firefighters found…
USGS scientist Margaret Mangan, who is retiring soon, has drawn attention to California’s more overlooked natural threats: a dozen restive volcanoes.
As the population of undocumented Asians tops 1.7 million, some people say they must speak up or risk losing a chance to fight for DACA, which is under review by the Supreme Court.
Things looked grim for Freddie the sparrow, but luckily, the man who accidentally trapped him had a conscience.
The overhaul of the 6th Street Bridge includes a construction crew of 15 women — the most on any commercial project in Los Angeles.
Much is made about traffic in the days before Thanksgiving.
