Graphic surveillance video released Wednesday shows a throng of Fontana police officers surrounding a legally blind and mentally ill man in a convenience store before an officer opens fire, killing him. The muted video of the Nov. 22, 2015, incident shows multiple police officers cornering James...
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, Jan. 18, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES Gas facility battle The troubled Aliso Canyon underground natural gas storage field is safe to reopen at a third of its original size, state regulators announced Tuesday, even though the cause of a...
A symphony of police sirens welcomed Class 223 back to the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy on Wednesday morning after a brisk 3-mile run near the former Marine base hangars in Tustin. Cars slowed along Tustin Ranch Road as dozens of police recruits ran in perfect formation on...
The developer of a controversial project to replace a College Park commercial center with a multi-story housing development withdrew his application ahead of Tuesday night’s Costa Mesa City Council meeting, sparking a smattering of applause from project opponents. Council members had been scheduled...
Processing development permits in much of Newport Beach is about to get easier. Beginning Jan. 30, under a decision Friday by the California Coastal Commission, Newport Beach City Hall, not the commission, will be giving the final OK for a variety of projects in Newport's coastal zone, an area...
The Laguna Beach City Council took a crucial step Tuesday toward removing all the utility poles and undergrounding the wires along Laguna Canyon Road and in other key parts of the city. The council unanimously agreed to several recommendations that, in essence, form a game plan for removing overhead...
"Before the Parade Passes By," "It's Today," "If He Walked Into My Life." They're all show tunes by Broadway composer Jerry Herman that stage and film personalities have belted out for more than five decades. For three nights, theater lovers can celebrate the Tony Award-winning composer of words...
Huntington Beach can move forward with a plan to rehabilitate two major streets after the City Council decided Tuesday on the company to head the project. The council voted unanimously — Mayor Barbara Delgleize was absent — to contract with R.J. Noble Co. to head the Edinger and Warner avenues...
After years in hiatus, Costa Mesa's mobile recreation program could get rolling again soon. On a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the City Council directed staff to prepare plans and a budget to restart the program, which the city scrapped amid a budget crunch in 2009. The program, previously operated out of...
Sasha Codiga, Sophomore, Flintridge PrepIt was a coming out party for Codiga, who finished second (17:35.3) in the sophomore race at the 32nd annual Rosemead Invitational, fifth (18:49) at the Mt. SAC Invitational Division V Team Sweepstakes and sixth (18:51.8) in the Division V race at the 43rd...
Jagdeep Chahal, Junior, BurroughsWas one of the Pacific League co-champion Indians’ most valuable runners. Chahal won the junior race at the 32nd annual Rosemead Invitational on Sept. 10 in a time of 14:49.2. The junior also took sixth (14:53) at the Great Cow Run and eighth (15:51.4) at the Mt....
Indians junior shined despite missing early portion of season.
Falcons junior became school’s first Pacific League champion since 2008, while finishing second at CIF Southern Section Division I Finals.
The ubiquitous oval containing a sailboat and an outline of two people holding hands is a symbol of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District that hasn't changed in at least 25 years. But after trustees unanimously authorized a logo redesign Tuesday and decided to form an advisory committee for...
The Glendale Police Department is seeking the public’s help to catch a man who they say robbed a liquor store on Dec. 30. A $300 reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers for any information that leads to an arrest. Authorities said the man went into Roy’s Liquor at 6520 San Fernando Road at around...
Summer Zervos, who made claims of unwanted sexual advances, wants him to retract ‘false, disparaging’ remarks about her.
Huntington Beach police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man suspected of burglarizing a room at the Beach Inn Motel early this month. Police said a man removed a window screen and pried open the window to get inside a room at the motel at 18112 Beach Blvd. The man apparently entered...
An apparent road dispute between two men escalated to a fist fight Tuesday at a Costa Mesa gas station, resulting in one man's arrest and a trip to a hospital for another. Costa Mesa police responded to the Circle K at 3006 Harbor Blvd. after receiving a report of two men fighting at the convenience...
A Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Wednesday after his car crashed into two light poles near the Triangle mall in Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa police responded at 3:37 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle crash near Newport Boulevard and Flower Street, Sgt. Dan Miles...
The San Antonio Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge seems to know his way around Southern California real estate deals. The five-time all-star bought a home in Newport Coast for $7 million in late summer and sold it last month for $8.35 million. Set behind gates in Crystal Cove, the redone contemporary estate...
Water Polo: Nitros overcome rally from Bulldogs to pull out 14-10 Pacific League win.
GIRLS’ WATER POLOCrescenta Valley 18, Hoover 3: The host Falcons received three goals each from Kelsey Mittleman, Alex Garas, Kaitlyn Moguel and Katy Sayre on Tuesday to post a Pacific League victory. The Falcons are 2-0 in league. Hoover dipped to 0-8, 0-3 in league.BOYS’ BASKETBALLCrescenta Valley...
In a study involving more than 500 participants 90 and older, UC Irvine researchers say the onset of high blood pressure at a late age is associated with a lower risk of dementia after age 90. The study — published online Tuesday in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Assn. —...
A Los Angeles police officer assigned to an FBI-led fugitive task force shot a 24-year-old murder suspect in Anaheim on Tuesday morning as the team was searching for him, authorities said. The shooting happened just before 10 a.m. at a plant nursery on West Broadway, where police say the task force...
A 10,112-square-foot, six-bedroom estate in Laguna Beach that recently was listed for $19.495 million will be offered at an onsite public auction at 11 a.m. Jan. 28, according to DeCaro Auctions International. The home, in the gated community of Smithcliffs, also boasts nine bathrooms and a guest...
Airport staff are working toward finalizing second phase of facility's rebranding efforts.
Hollywood Burbank Airport reports an 11.2% jump in November compared to the same month in 2015.
Palmer Park in south Glendale reopened Saturday after almost a year of renovations and a short rain delay. The Community Services and Parks Department and Glendale City Council hosted a ceremony celebrating the $2.5-million improvement project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a morning full of...
Reports of violent crime increased in Costa Mesa during the first half of 2016 while Huntington Beach saw fewer violent crimes compared with the same period in 2015, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The statistics, released last week as part of the FBI's Preliminary Semiannual...
Spending exceeds revenue, threatening to deplete the district's General Fund reserves.
The Federal Aviation Administration will present an online and phone seminar Thursday and an in-person public workshop Feb. 1 to help educate the public about its new nationwide air traffic control procedures and how they may affect John Wayne Airport. Much to the concern of Newport Beach residents...
A partial concert lineup for this year's Orange County Fair has been announced, with old favorites like the Happy Together Tour returning. Comedy and country music also are part of the 2017 Toyota Summer Concert Series at the Pacific Amphitheatre, according to a news release. Tickets for select...
They say a message was being sent to their adopted son, who is black, with a tossed watermelon that splattered on the driveway of the family home.
A driver suspected of crashing into a bicyclist and fleeing the scene in Newport Beach led officers on a brief pursuit Sunday evening, according to authorities. Newport Beach police received a report around 5:30 p.m. of a hit-and-run collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist near Seashore Drive...
A former volunteer campaign treasurer for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to two dozen felony counts in connection with the embezzlement of more than $300,000 from the congressman's reelection committee. Jack Wenpo Wu, 46, of Newport Beach pleaded guilty to three felony counts of grand...
It was an afternoon of debuts at a Girl Scouts rally Sunday at the Bren Events Center at UC Irvine, where more than 1,000 girls were introduced to the famed organization's new S'mores Cookie and new national anthem. The graham cracker cookie with cream icing inside and chocolate coating outside...
A surfer who died after lifeguards pulled him from the water at Bolsa Chica State Beach on Saturday morning has been identified as a 65-year-old Fountain Valley man. Orange County coroner's officials identified him as Steven Cameron. Lifeguards found Cameron unresponsive in the ocean near lifeguard...
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man suspected of stealing wireless headphones and a drone from Fry's Electronics in Fountain Valley. Police said the man parked a Dodge Caliber near the emergency exit behind the Fry's store at 10800 Kalama River Ave. on Jan. 5, entered the...
Three people were arrested Sunday in a car containing stolen mail, drugs and instructions on how to commit identity theft, Costa Mesa police said. Police responded around 4 p.m. to the 1000 block of Begonia Avenue after receiving a report of people looking through mailboxes, Sgt. Bang Le said. ...
It's all aboard the Great Train Show at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, which will wrap up the two-day expo on Sunday. The coast-to-coast model train show, with hundreds of tables covered in trains and accessories for sale, is designed for modelers, hobbyists and anyone else who's intrigued...
The special meeting addresses such issues as the city's unfunded pension liabilities and achieving improved traffic flow.
The San Diego Chargers' transformation into the Los Angeles Chargers has been a public relations mess and not well received in Los Angeles. But the story is very different in Costa Mesa. When the Chargers announced their move to L.A. this week, Bill Plaschke of The Times immediately penned a column...
A motorcyclist whose leg was partially severed in a crash Friday is recovering at an Orange County hospital thanks to a Santa Ana police officer who used a tourniquet to help save the man’s life. An SUV made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist, which sent him flying into a street curb, severely injuring...
Watching the Esperanza basketball student section sing, dance and try out their karaoke talents makes people want to return to high school. Some of the students were working so hard that they should have received P.E. credit for their cheering on Friday night against Villa Park. Their enthusiasm...
They call it Little Saigon because it's a small re-creation of the real thing. And perhaps nowhere is there more concentration of Vietnamese culture than the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster, which is celebrating the Flower Festival until Jan. 26 in the run-up to Tet. The festivities are one reason...
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills celebrated the 75,000th delivery at its Women's Hospital last weekend with the birth of twins born to first-time parents, according to a news release. Nadine Motaweh, 32, and her husband of three years, Khalid Elbayoumy, 39, of Orange welcomed...
The Costa Mesa City Council is scheduled to review a revised version of a controversial plan to replace a College Park commercial center with a multi-story housing development. Even if council members were to approve the project proposed for 440 Fair Drive during their meeting Tuesday, local voters...
Hailey Belcher, Junior, Setter, La CañadaVersatile and steady playerearned an All-Rio Hondo League honorable mention as she tallied 621 assists and 180 digs. Elise Boyle, Senior, Setter, Crescenta ValleyPart of a senior wave of talent that buoyed the Falcons to third place in the Pacific League,...
Ellis DeJardin, Junior, Outside Hitter, Flintridge Sacred HeartWas a wonderful No. 2 punch in the Tologs’ attack and was second in the area with 463 kills, 392 assists, 213 digs and 40 aces. DeJardin picked up a Mission League first-team selection and helped the Tologs to a 23-10 record and a 5-3...
Tologs senior capped brilliant career by leading area in kills, while showing off versatility, leadership.
Basketball: Indians race out to big first-quarter lead in eventual 67-33 Pacific League victory.
GIRLS’ SOCCERHoover 3, Pasadena 1: Emily Sawitskas and Mikayla Giden had a goal and an assist each to lead the Tornadoes to a Pacific League win on Friday at home. Hoover (4-7, 2-4) also got a goal from Remi Miller. Crescenta Valley 10, Muir 0: The Falcons won their seventh match in a row Friday,...