If not for unforeseen hip surgery, Torrance resident Dale Sheckler, 62, could have been one of the victims in Monday’s tragic dive-boat incident in the Channel Islands. He had planned to book the three-day Labor Day trip but the surgery changed his mind. Recovery crews were still working Tuesday to bring ashore more bodies of…
SANTA CRUZ — Students from a Santa Cruz high school were reportedly aboard the boat that caught fire and sank early Monday off the coast of Southern California. Nine people from the dive-boat Conception remained missing Tuesday morning, while 25 passengers were confirmed dead, authorities said. KGO-TV, this news organization’s media partner, reported a Pacific…
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday at 8:05 a.m.
Rescuers searched the waters off the Channel Islands as well as the Santa Cruz Island shore, hoping to find survivors of the Conception dive boat fire, but have found only bodies.
Conception crew members asked these boat owners for help. Some of the men were crying, one saying his girlfriend was still below deck.
Rescue crews continued Tuesday morning trying to recover the remains of victims near Santa Cruz Island in one of California’s worst boating incidents in history. The lives of 34 people are presumed lost, trapped on board a burning diving vessel as it sank early Monday off of the Ventura County coast. A trip that was…
At least 15 people were confirmed dead on the dive boat Conception after it caught fire early Monday and sank. More bodies were recovered overnight.
Dr. Bob Sears caters to parents who delay — or refuse — vaccines for their children. His views have made him one of California’s most controversial doctors, loved by some and criticized by others.
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NEWPORT BEACH — Police responding to a report of three BMWs stolen from a Newport Beach dealership Monday saw a suspect driving one away and began a short pursuit, which was ended before the suspect crashed into a building, authorities said. The officers responded at 12:20 a.m. to Sterling BMW at 3000 West Coast Highway…
