A Newport Beach man was charged in Greenville, South Carolina for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded pension holders “desperate for money,” many of whom were veterans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. When the company involved stopped doing business in early 2018, authorities said, investors were owed about $300 million. Scott Kohn, 64, was arraigned…
Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s but dip Tuesday as a storm arrives. The rain won’t be enough to erase the fire danger, forecasters say.
Demographics are an eye-glazer, but California’s historic shift has been a political game-changer. The state has turned from battleground purple to one-sided deep blue in 25 years.
At 74 years old, Nicki Jones has worn many hats.
Sierra Nevada forests are vital for California’s water supply and wildlife, but are under siege from drought, beetles and climate change. Can scientists use drought-surviving trees to build more resilient forests?
California remains the top U.S. destination for international students, who primarily come from China and India to attend USC and UC campuses, but enrollment dipped slightly for first time in at least a decade.
Two years after it began licensing marijuana shops, the state agency that enforces cannabis laws in California has not followed the lead of other states in conducting stings to prevent the sale of pot to minors in its multi-billion industry, the largest in the country.
SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana Police Department motorcycle officer and a sergeant in a patrol car collided Sunday night and both men were taken to hospitals, authorities said. The crash was reported at 9:42 p.m. in the 1300 block of West McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana police Corporal Anthony Bertagna said. Paramedics took the motorcycle…
FRESNO — Police said four people were killed and six others wounded in what appears to be a “mass casualty shooting,” local media reported Sunday night. Police and emergency vehicles work at the scene of a shooting at a backyard party, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in southeast Fresno, Calif. Multiple people were shot and at…
Friends and relatives of two Santa Clarita teens who were gunned down at Saugus High School on Thursday laughed, cried and treasured their memory alongside thousands of members of a community in mourning during a vigil Sunday, Nov. 17, at Central Park. Riley and Brady Muehlberger talk about their sister, Gracie Muehlberger, 15, who was…
