3 Common Tools That May Soon Be Banned from Backyards
Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Leading the Charge Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Leading the Charge (image credits: wikimedia) The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers has become a divisive soundtrack in American neighborhoods. In January 2024, the State of California banned the sale of new small off-road engine-powered...
Long Beach’s Legendary Sky Room Roars Back Above The Breakers
The Sky Room, Long Beach’s storied rooftop supper club, is back in action after a major remodel, once again serving multi-course dinners with sweeping ocean views. Chef Maxwell Pfeiffer is running the kitchen, blending Old Hollywood supper-club nostalgia with a modern coastal spin. The comeback is part of a larger...
23-Year-Old Accused of Beheading 55-Year-Old Boyfriend After Two-Month Relationship, Then Fleeing to Mexico
Prosecutors in Orange County say a 23-year-old woman from California killed and decapitated her 55-year-old boyfriend after the pair had been dating for about two months—then left his body inside her home before fleeing to Mexico. The defendant, Alyssa Marie Lira of Anaheim, allegedly killed Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal...
Kaiser Permanente nurses to enter second week of strike
Groups of demonstrators will be back on the picket line at several Kaiser Permanente locations across Southern California on Monday as more than 31,000 registered nurses and health care workers demand a "fair contract agreement" from the hospital system, their union announced Sunday. Members of the United Nurses...
Irvine Cracks Down on Reckless E-bike Riding, Parents to be Held Accountable
Irvine is slated to join a growing list of Orange County cities cracking down on reckless e-bike riding. [Read: Cracking Down E-bikes: Orange County’s Battle for Safer Roads]. City officials are considering tightening ordinances for e-bikes and scooters to prevent collisions — including more responsibility for...
California Park Visitor Sees Two Small Figures Beneath A Bench And Realizes They Have...
In California, two little dogs nestled beneath a park bench, pressed tightly against each other for warmth and comfort. Abandoned and bewildered, they clung together, waiting with fragile hope that their owners might return. But as the hours stretched into days, that hope slowly slipped away. No familiar footsteps...
California Rescuer Races To Railroad Tracks For Two Loyal Dogs And Freezes At What...
It’s difficult to fully grasp the emotional weight animal rescuers carry when they’re called into situations marked by danger and neglect. Day after day, they step into scenes most people never see, absorbing heartbreak that would stop others in their tracks. The reality they face isn’t just sad, it’s deeply draining...
Man sentenced for throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during protest against immigration raids
The man, who authorities said was in the country illegally, admitted to possessing an unregistered destructive device and obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder
Cross-County Retail Theft Ring Busted in Orange County After Thousands in Stolen Goods Recovered
Buena Park, California – Three women from Southern California were taken into custody after authorities recovered thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen retail merchandise during an investigation that crossed county lines. Deputies say the suspects were connected to a theft operation that began in Riverside County and...
LA County Reopens Rent Relief Applications Feb. 9 Through March 11
LOS ANGELES - The County will begin accepting rent relief applications from tenants on Feb. 9, county officials announced Thursday. The application portal for the county's $23 million Emergency Rent Relief Program will reopen at 9 a.m. Feb. 9 and remain open until 4:59 p.m. March 11, according to the Los Angeles...
