California power outages hit more than 500,000 amid high winds and fires across the state
Southern California Edison has shut off power to more than 15,500 customers in five counties. About 179,000 PG&E customers in 17 counties have also lost power.
Wildfire breaks out near the 241 Toll Road in Santiago Canyon after suspected drunk driver crashes into power pole
A burned car sits on Santiago Canyon Road in Orange after hitting a utility pole and catching the hillside on fire along Santiago Canyon Road near the 241 Toll Road on Thursday morning, October 24, 2019, in Orange. Firefighters work at putting out hotspots at sunrise on a hillside above. Santiago Canyon Road is closed…
San Bernardino fire: The latest on evacuation orders, road closures, shelter
The Old Water fire in the San Bernardino Mountains has forced evacuations.
Orange County firefighters battle blaze in Santiago Canyon
The Orange County Fire Authority used air drops and hand crews to battle the blaze that broke out near Santiago Canyon Road and Highway 241 east of the city of Orange.
Fast-moving Old Water fire in San Bernardino threatens homes, forces evacuations
A fast-moving brush fire that broke out early Thursday along Highway 18 in San Bernardino has burned at least 75 acres, closed roads and prompted mandatory evacuations.
Chris Erskine: A weekend in the Sierra, land of wood smoke and heavy socks
The lout in the next motel room is up early, so I guess we’re all up early.
California’s tough-on-crime past haunts Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ work as a prosecutor during California’s lock-’em-up era has made it harder for her to sell her presidential candidacy to wary voters.
6 indicted in series of holdups at cell phone stores in Long Beach, OC and the Inland Empire
RIVERSIDE — One of six men accused of perpetrating a series of takeover robberies targeting mobile phone stores in the Inland Empire, Long Beach and Orange County pleaded not guilty Wednesday to armed robbery and other offenses. Anthony Wimbley, 27, of Irvine, was named in a five-count federal indictment, along with relatives Robert Wimbley, 26,…
Police arrest 2nd man in weekend shooting in Huntington Beach
Police took a second person into custody Wednesday, Oct. 23, in a shooting in Huntington Beach over the weekend that left one person critically injured. Casey Ngo, 31, of Midway City, was arrested and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, Huntington Beach Police said in a news release. He and Dennis Dang, 29, of Westminster,…
Cal State San Bernardino will be closed Thursday because of fire threat
Cal State San Bernardino’s classes and business operations will be shuttered Thursday, Oct. 24, in anticipation of high winds and a possible Southern California Edison electricity shutoff to reduce the possibility of power lines starting wildfires. A high-wind warning was in effect from 5 a.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service said….