SANTA ANA — A man in his early 20s was shot and wounded Wednesday night in Santa Ana. The shooting was reported about 8:20 p.m. in the area of First Street and Harbor Boulevard, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. Calls of shots fired were received, but officers were directed to an area away…
By TED ANTHONY NEW YORK — His nation celebrated George H.W. Bush this week as a statesman, a veteran, a loving and committed family man who was a totem of respect, humility and mildness. But something else seeped into all the praise as Americans gathered Wednesday to send him on his way. Bush was also…
The person who wins the open Los Angeles school board seat in a March special election will serve less than two years and enter the fray during a period of budget strain and labor unrest. The campaign might overlap with a teachers strike. Even so, at least nine candidates have stepped up, gathering…
Frustrated and angry after being displaced for nearly a month by the deadly Camp fire, some Paradise residents on Wednesday morning finally got the news they’d been waiting for: They were allowed to return to their properties. The Butte County Sheriff’s Department used text alerts and automated…
A former congresswoman, a millionaire businessman and a handful of local public officials are running or thinking about running for a soon-to-be-vacated Orange County Board of Supervisors seat. Former Democratic congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is the most prominent of the candidates who say they’ve entered the race to replace 3rd District Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who was…
An Orange County prosecutor on Wednesday gave a murder defendant who has admitted to posing as his deceased business partner for months through email “one last chance” to tell authorities the location of the man’s body, as testimony in the trial came to a close. Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy presented Edward Younghoon Shin…
A sweeping conservation bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris would expand the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument to include popular hiking trails north of Pasadena and create a federally designated recreation area along the San Gabriel River, including the western portion of the Puente-Chino Hills. Harris’ San Gabriel Mountains Foothills…
As political analysts study campaign fundraising reports following the recent midterm, they’re expressing surprise at one revelation about a Republican who ran for a House seat against Democrat powerhouse Maxine Waters. Among the five biggest recipients of expenditures by the Omar Navarro for Congress committee was … Omar Navarro. According to federal election data, Navarro…
MISSION VIEJO — Does your pet need a vaccine? On Sunday, Dec. 9, the Alicia Pet Care Center will hold a vaccine clinic to benefit victims and animal rescue groups affected by California’s recent wildfires. Vaccinations have been donated to the clinic by their health care providers. “As a Laguna Beach native who has experienced…
A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon 15 miles from Valley Wells, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:10 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 34 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., 57…
