Firefighters continued to make significant progress against the Holy fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Lake Elsinore, raising the fire’s containment to 36% on Saturday, officials said. The blaze has been burning along inaccessible ridges and mountains in Orange and Riverside counties…
V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose celebrated writing and brittle, provocative personality drew admiration and revulsion in equal measures, died Saturday at his London home, his family said. He was 85. His wife, Nadira Naipaul, said he was “a giant in all that he achieved and…
GARDEN GROVE – A 34-year-old man from Lake Forest was arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbing a bank in Garden Grove, a police spokesman said. **Bank Robbery Arrest** Yesterday a bank robbery happened at HSBC Bank located at 9622 GG Blvd. Early this morning @OCSDLakeForest detained Miguel “Mike” Casillas after social media tipsters identified him….
Breed: Labrador retriever mix Age: 1 year Gender: Male Lasso’s story: Fun-loving Lasso is anxiously waiting at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center for a home of his own. Lasso is a bundle of energy who would thrive in a home where he could get plenty of exercise and some basic training. His joy for…
ARCADIA — An East Coast transplant, rock climber Michelle Wong, 32, often tackled the New River Gorge in West Virginia. She’d happily make the 6-hour ride from her home in Baltimore for a chance at dangling from a rock – with no net – looking up at only azure skies. On Saturday, the new Los Angeles…
By RACHEL LA CORTE and KEITH RIDLER OLYMPIA, Wash. — Investigators are piecing together how an airline ground agent working his regular shift stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and fatally crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were…
Low-lying roads or parking lots near the ocean in Southern California may see some minor flooding during high tide cycles Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service. In a beach hazards statement, high tide warnings were put in place for Seal Beach, Newport Beach and Balboa in Orange County. The tide was expected to…
SEATAC, Wash. — A “suicidal” airline mechanic stole an empty Horizon Airlines plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing near a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said. Preliminary information suggests that the 29-year-old mechanic stole the Horizon Air Q400 and the crash occurred…
