LA County deputies arrest 20 people in street racing enforcement operation
LA County deputies also had 19 cars towed during the street racing enforcement operation in Carson.
Mother accidentally runs over, kills 1-year-old in Long Beach
A one-year-old has died from injuries sustained in a car accident involving the child’s mother on Wednesday night, Long Beach officials said. The Long Beach Police Department said it happened around 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue. Officers responded to calls of a traffic collision and...
Man Sentenced in Georgia to 28 Years in Prison for Leading Drug, Money Laundering...
ROME, Ga. – Wilfort Foster, III, 41, of El Monte, California, has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to narcotics and money laundering conspiracy charges. Foster, a convicted felon who was on probation during part of his criminal activity, orchestrated an operation that transported...
Family whose story of grief, resilience touched the world faces unimaginable new crisis
In 2007, the world was introduced to Lori and Chris Coble, a couple from Orange County, California, whose lives were forever changed by an unthinkable tragedy. Their three young children—Kyle, Emma, and Katie—were killed in a devastating crash on Interstate 5 in Mission Viejo when a big rig slammed into the family’s...
New FDA-approved esophageal cancer test detects disease early, and it only takes 90 seconds
A study finds firefighters have a 62% higher risk of developing esophageal cancer compared to the general population. There's a new minimally invasive test that can detect the disease early, and it only takes 90 seconds to take.
Whittier police investigate man found shot dead in a vehicle
Police responded around 11:05 a.m. to a call of shots fired in the area of Pickering Avenue and Penn Street.
Pico Rivera’s homeless population decreases by 60%, one of the LA County’s largest reductions
This year, the City of Pico Rivera, where approximately 90% of the population is Latino, had a reduction in individuals experiencing homelessness in the city. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) data, Pico Rivera’s homeless population decreased by 60% compared to last year, signifying one...
Ex-O.C. hotel manager arrested for exploiting teen, selling drugs
Phelton Calhoun, 37, of Laguna Niguel, a former general manager of a Laguna Beach hotel, La Casa Del Camino, was arrested on suspicion of multiple felony charges, including the r*pe of a minor, drug sales and illegal firearm possession, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. Calhoun was arrested after...
Driver charged with murder after crash
YUCCA MESA— A Fountain Valley man was jailed and charged with murder after a crash that killed a Wildomar man early Saturday, July 19. According to the California Highway Patrol, around 1:50 a.m., Seth Fleming, 31, of Fountain Valley, was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 southbound on SR-247. North...
Arraignment Due for OC Man Allegedly Behind $270M Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
An Orange County man is expected to be arraigned Thursday for his alleged role in a health care mega-scam in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided to the purported recipients.
