Oceanside resident Shelby Jacobs, 83, is responsible for one of the most iconic video images of NASA’s race to put a man on the moon in the 1960s. It’s the oft-seen, slow-motion color footage of a ringlike section of the Saturn V rocket separating from the Apollo 6 spacecraft and spinning slowly…
The dazzling colors, sights and sounds of the 2019 Rose Parade came to a discordant end Tuesday morning after one of the larger floats caught fire just before the procession was scheduled to conclude. The annual Pasadena march featured its usual array of fabulous floral floats and marching bands from all over the globe, all…
SANTA ANA — For a Vietnamese couple from Anaheim, life got a bit sweeter early on New Year’s Day. At 2:56 a.m. on Jan. 1, Thy Bich Tran, 27 and her husband, Tam Lee, 28, welcomed their first child, Eric Tran into the world. The newborn boy was 19 inches long and weighed 6 pounds…
President Donald Trump invited the top congressional leaders from both parties to a White House briefing on border security Wednesday and suggested he wants to “make a deal” to end the government shutdown. It’s the first sign of a possible opening for negotiations to break the stalemate that’s had parts of the government shut for…
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening one mile from Hawkins Bar, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:59 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 12.4 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 29 miles from Bayside, Calif., 30 miles from…
A gusty, chilly wind prompted organizers to cancel the annual Surf City Splash, but a handful of dippers took the frigid plunge into the Pacific anyhow to kick off the New Year. The event, which draws anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people, was called off early Tuesday morning due to the weather. Patrice Tollenaere reacts…
The unified command responsible for the United States’ nuclear strike capabilities drew attention Monday when it tweeted a message and video that threatened the possibility of dropping a bomb. In the tweet, which was posted as Americans prepared to celebrate New Year’s Eve and was deleted about three hours later, the U.S. Strategic Command said…
Christine Gallegos, with her son Jacob Gallegos at the Rose Parade, Jan. 1, 2019. (Tom Bray/SCNG) Bands are lining up for the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Flower Mound HS color guard huddle in Mylar to stay warm. Jan. 1, 2019. (Sarah Reingewirtz/SCNG) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Janet Mobley of Glendora insists she…
GARDEN GROVE – A 9-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Garden Grove (22) Freeway in Garden Grove this morning, authorities said. Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on the 22 Freeway in Garden Grove on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo by Southern Counties News) Multiple vehicles…
