A Vietnamese American citizen from Orange County serving a 12-year prison sentence in Vietnam was denied an appeal for a shorter term. During a four-hour trial, Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen, of Orange, pleaded guilty on June 24 to charges that he attempted to overthrow the government. Later, he asked the court to reduce his sentence…
A man suspected of attempting to rob a bank Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, was quickly in handcuffs thanks to a quick response by Huntington Beach police, authorities said. Police received a call about a bank robbery in progress at a Wells Fargo in the 19000 block of Golden West Avenue just after 10:35 a.m., Lt….
A 23-year-old Fullerton man was convicted this week of gunning down a rival gang member in Anaheim two years ago. Osiris Lenin Garfias Pedraza was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder with jurors finding true a special-circumstances allegation of gang activity. Pedraza, who is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 10, faces life in prison without the…
The 20-year-old man accused of driving intoxicated and fatally striking a family of three on Halloween night in Long Beach was arrested on Tuesday on unrelated misdemeanor charges from an earlier suspected crime, officials said. The driver, Carlo Navarro of Long Beach, is suspected of plowing his SUV into a mother, father and their 3-year-old…
Federal engineers, citing the threats posed by climate change, have found that a dam protecting the California high desert communities of Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley and Barstow could fail in an extreme flood.
A study commissioned by Los Angeles County outlines some short-term strategies to rescue cash-strapped board and care homes from closing.
Board-and-care homes — created to care for those who cannot care for themselves — are being squeezed out of business by an antiquated state funding system.
But the board agrees to make data on how students perform year to year on standardized tests more easily available.
One year ago in Thousand Oaks, 12 people were killed by a shooter with no apparent motive. Along with various memorials, some survivors have revived a line dancing club founded by one of the victims.
On June 23, 1994, the “Save Our State” initiative qualified for the California ballot.
