Pastor Rick Warren's son: Autopsy underway in reported suicide
An Orange County coroner was conducting an autopsy Monday on the youngest son of Pastor Rick Warren to determine an official cause of death after he reportedly committed suicide. Jim Amormino, an...
View ArticleL.A. County may crack down on illegal street vendors
Joey Bebolla spread his wares on the sidewalk of Beach Street in Watts: some plastic aquarium plants, a few used tape players, an ancient BlackBerry. A woman walks by and picks up an old toy cash...
View ArticlePolice close O.C. roadway to investigate head-on Tesla crash
Laguna Beach Police closed Laguna Canyon Road for four hours Tuesday and returned to the scene of a previous fatal head-on auto collision between a Tesla and Honda Accord. Two men who were driving to...
View ArticlePowerball generates excitement, but will it bring California cash?
Last November, America got Powerball fever and California felt left out. The jackpot for the multi-state game had reached $587.5-million and ticket sales skyrocketed. But California was one of only...
View ArticleMemorial planned for slain Oakland news photographer
The Oakland community is mourning the loss of freelance photographer Lionel “Ray” Fluker, who was gunned down at a gas station last week. Fluker, 54, who photographed for the Oakland Tribune off and on...
View ArticleWhy should you love L.A.? Villaraigosa video wants to tell you
If you love L.A., you’ll probably enjoy the very sunny look at the nation’s second-largest city captured in the video above. It will be played this evening before Los Angeles Mayor Antonio...
View ArticlePowerball in California: First day brings in record $3.1 million
If first-day sales are any indication, California's bet on Powerball is paying off. Tickets for the multistate game -- sold in the Golden State for the first time Monday -- generated a record-setting...
View ArticleMan who tied puppy to train tracks was 'confused,' officials say
Authorities believe a 78-year-old man thought to have tied a puppy to train tracks in Riverside County last week may have been "senile" and "didn't fully understand what he had done," officials said...
View ArticleJay Leno ribs bankrupt Stockton on "Tonight Show" -- again
For the second time in less than a week, comedian Jay Leno turned to Stockton for material. The California city again made headlines this month when it was deemed eligible for bankruptcy protection,...
View ArticleLong lines for Powerball tickets in California
As Powerball tickets went on sale for the first time in California on Monday, hopeful customers lined up for their shot at becoming millionaires. Hundreds of people turned to Bluebird Liquor in...
View ArticleBlack voters losing clout but still crucial in L.A. mayor's race
The growth of the city's Latino and Asian populations since Tom Bradley left office in 1993 after 20 years as the city's first black mayor has left African Americans facing an inevitable decline in...
View ArticlePolice close O.C. roadway to investigate head-on Tesla crash
Laguna Beach Police closed Laguna Canyon Road for four hours Tuesday and returned to the scene of a previous fatal head-on auto collision between a Tesla and Honda Accord. Two men who were driving to...
View ArticleCourt cutbacks are forcing delays across the state
California courts, reeling from years of state budget cuts, are delaying hearings and trials, allowing records to sit unprocessed for months and slashing services at public windows, a judge’s committee...
View ArticleSoldier from Northern California killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California has been killed in Afghanistan in an attack that also killed a young diplomat, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Spec. Delfin M. Santos Jr., 24,...
View ArticleSuspected DUI driver on trial for murder in deaths of father, son
Opening statements were set to begin Wednesday in the trial of a 20-year-old man accused of killing a Buena Park father and son while driving drunk in 2010. Rafael Lopez of Anaheim faces felony murder...
View ArticlePowerball means lucky times for lottery messenger services
Gamblers aren't the only ones pumped up by Powerball's California debut. Since Monday, when Powerball tickets went on sale in California for the first time, mini-marts, liquor stores and gas stations...
View ArticlePerris middle school teacher accused of trying to seduce student
A 41-year-old Perris middle school teacher was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trying to seduce a minor, authorities said. Jeffrey Rightmire, who works at Lakeside Middle School, allegedly sent...
View ArticleNew science standards call for teaching climate change and more
The politically touchy topic of climate change will be taught more deeply to students under proposed new national science standards released Tuesday. The Next Generation Science Standards, developed...
View ArticleMan who tied puppy to train tracks was 'confused,' officials say
Authorities believe a 78-year-old man thought to have tied a puppy to train tracks in Riverside County last week may have been "senile" and "didn't fully understand what he had done," officials said...
View ArticleLohan tells Letterman rehab will be a 'blessing'
Lindsay Lohan told David Letterman during an appearance on his CBS show Tuesday that her upcoming three-month stay in rehab is a blessing, not a curse. Lohan, 26, is being required to spend 90 days in...
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