A Los Angeles police officer will be on probation for three years and be required to complete 300 hours of community service after pleading no contest to workers’ compensation insurance fraud, the L.A. County district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Jason Gordon, 48, will also have to pay more…
A suspected gang member has been charged in the killing of a USC student during an attempted robbery in March, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Ivan Hernandez, 23, is charged with one count of murder, according to court records. The charge includes a special…
Parents and young children got an eyeful at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton when an R-rated film showing a sex scene was inadvertently played on a screen outside the funhouse. At least one parent was “livid” after joining other moms and dads in hurriedly ushering their kids away from the…
USC has agreed to pay UC San Diego $50 million and to publicly apologize to the school for the way it wrested control of its prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study in 2015 during a raid that led to a highly contentious lawsuit. The penalty and apology have resulted in the settlement…
In the fourth shooting in La Puente in just six days, a man was injured by gunfire after a fight broke out at the Valley Inn motel early Wednesday, authorities said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies from the City of Industry station responded at 2 a.m. to the 13000 block of Valley Boulevard…
Lake Forest will get 144 new townhomes with prices starting under $600,000. Silveroak is Landsea Homes’s latest addition to its 543-home IronRidge community in Portola Hills. The builder has begun pre-sales for the project, which offers three plans ranging in size from 1,311 to 1,693 square feet of space with up to three bedrooms, three…
LAGUNA HILLS — Maj. Joe Patterson stood by his custom-designed motorcycle dedicated to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines — the Darkhorse Battalion. The bike’s fender and gas tank are covered with the names of 25 Marines who died during the battalion’s 2010 deployment to the Sangin District, in the Helmand Province of Southern Afghanistan. Patterson, a…
Laguna Niguel loves animals! Behind so many of our doors, awaits our beloved and loyal furry friends which are true members of our families. As your mayor and the proud human to two golden retrievers — Bear and Cooper — I truly value our community’s commitment to being pet-friendly. Your City Council is working to…
Visitors to Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens can experience life under the Pacific Ocean in new ways this summer by viewing “Casa Coastal: Levi Ponce,” a summer-long mural exhibition. The 360-degree mural experience inspires visitors with life-size illustrations of local, exotic and endangered ocean inhabitants. The exhibit is open daily through Sept. 8 (closed…
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 3:21 p.m. Pacific time, near Bakersfield, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred about nine miles from Arvin, Calif., about 12 miles from Lamont, Calif., about 19 miles from Tehachapi, Calif. and about 24 miles…
