The Sandalwood fire that broke out Thursday, Oct. 10, and churned through more than 1,100 acres in Calimesa is now fully contained. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire announced on Twitter just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, that the blaze was now 100% contained. The deadly blaze that started Thursday when a trash truck dumped…
A private report from Southern California Edison to state regulators has provided further fuel to suspicions that the massive Saddleridge fire ignited at a Sylmar electrical tower. Southern California Edison officials acknowledged Monday that they submitted the report late last week to the California Public Utilities Commission concerning the blaze that has blackened 8,391 acres…
Christine Demiral watched the feed from her porch security camera as firefighters broke down the door to her own home. Christine Demiral gathers clothes for her children on Monday, October 14, 2019, at her home on Beaufait Avenue in Porter Ranch, which was water damaged in the Saddleridge fire after the attic caught fire. The…
Residents of the mobile home park ravaged by the Sandalwood fire last week in Calimesa were allowed to briefly return Monday, Oct. 14, to retrieve belongings and see where the deadly blaze roared through. Waiting until midday before getting permission to head into the park they once called home, residents lined up to gain access…
The solo-vehicle crash was reported about 3:40 a.m. near Balboa Boulevard. Authorities pronounced one person dead at the scene.
A now-empty residential lot at 4822 Kron in Irvine, was the site of a decades-long battle by the property owner, Haym Ganish, and the city. Ganish, who was slowly building a castle-like structure, lost the battle this year, and a receiver was assigned. The structure was demolished, and a sale to a new buyer was…
The 1940 Automobile Show introduced 150 brand-new autos to Los Angeles drivers.
Some money is being shifted from road construction to commuter rail in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help fight California’s war against climate change.
Newsom’s veto rate for his first year in office was the second lowest of any governor in the last 15 years.
In an era when the mega-rich have given flashy, enormous donations to higher education like Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University, Cerritos College is beaming with pride over the largest donation ever gifted to the community college: $2.3 million, a band saw and a drill press. All for the school’s woodworking program. “Two…
