Record crowds trash Ventura County waterfall with litter, human waste
Paradise Falls in Wildwood Regional Park in northwestern Thousand Oaks will remain closed until further notice, conservation agency says.
Sunbathing, lounging now allowed at Ventura County beaches
The county’s decision to permit passive use follows similar action in the coastal cities of Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
As heat wave weakens, how long will Southern California feel the slight relief?
LOS ANGELES — Temperatures will decline slightly in LA and Orange counties Thursday but remain in the low 100s in the Antelope Valley as Southern California’s heat wave enters its fourth day. An excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday in the Antelope Valley, where temperatures are again forecast to be around…
Photos: Black Lives Matter-LA joins national protests over the the death of George Floyd
Photos of protests in downtown Los Angeles after the Minneapolis man was killed by police.
Reopening California could easily backfire into second wave without masks and distancing, officials warn
Health officials have stressed that with the easing of stay-at-home orders comes the potential to further spread the coronavirus.
Suspect fatally shot by Fullerton police after stabbing K-9
An armed man was fatally shot by police after he stabbed a police dog as officers responded to a family disturbance in Fullerton Wednesday night. At around 10 p.m. officers went to a home in the 3600 block of West Avenue after a 911 call for domestic, Fullerton Sgt. Eric Bridges said. Police were told…
Pedestrian dead after crash in Anaheim
One person died after a pedestrian-involved crash in Anaheim on Wednesday night. The Anaheim Police Department said at around 10:30 p.m. that Beach Boulevard would be closed for several hours between Orange Avenue and Ball Road due to a crash involving a pedestrian. Information on the pedestrian was not immediately available, but police said the…
Black Lives Matter protest in LA temporarily closes 101 Freeway, 1 injured
Demonstrators march during a protest of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody, in Minneapolis, in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Demonstrators shut down the Hollywood Freeway during a protest for George Floyd in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Hundreds of…
After more than 130 burglaries, LA man arrested
A man tied to more than 130 burglaries in Southern California as well as in Minnesota was arrested this week in Los Angeles, police said Wednesday. Torrance police were investigating several commercial burglaries in the city dating to last year when on Tuesday, investigators located and arrested 48-year-old Brian Williams in Los Angeles, police said…
LA city attorney accuses Orange County company of selling fake coronavirus tests
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is accusing a Huntington Beach-based business of falsely touting home-testing kits the company claimed could determine if someone has the coronavirus and citing non-existent approvals from government agencies for its products. The city attorney’s office, as part of a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court,…