Stella Religa, 1919-2016: Cofounder of Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter...
WHITTIER >> Stella Religa, who spent almost half her life as an advocate for abused women and children in Whittier and surrounding areas, has died. She was 96 when she passed away on March 14 in...
View ArticleLakers' D'Angelo Russell hopes to defuse tension with Nick Young by giving...
The competitive juices usually spill out in a Lakers practice during a closely contested scrimmage. The Lakers' practice on Friday became what Lakers coach Byron Scott called a "nice spirited" session...
View ArticleParrot species in US cities may rival that in native Mexico
SAN DIEGO >> U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico's red-crowned parrot -- a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the...
View ArticlePolice: Transgender woman intentionally struck by car in Monterey Park
MONTEREY PARK >> Police are seeking the driver who intentionally struck and critically injured an apparently transgender woman in front of a Monterey Park restaurant and fled the scene and fled...
View ArticleSouth Bay on cutting edge of fight against newest deadly 'superbug'
It's microscopic, deadly and spreading quickly.But South Bay researchers may have found a sure-fire way to quash the exponential spread of Klebsiella -- or CRE for short -- the latest...
View ArticlePlane in fatal crash landed safely on same highway 16 years ago
A small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a Southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle.Five...
View ArticleSoCal News Group photojournalists win awards
Several Southern California News Group photographers won honors Saturday for their work at the Press Photographers of Greater Los Angeles Awards.The awards recognized great photojournalism in a series...
View ArticleSouthern California agencies prepare for upcoming fire season amid continuing...
Crestline homeowner Bill Kirschner remembers well the devastation of the Old Fire and Panorama fire. He wants to do everything he can so he doesn't become a victim."So many people lost their homes in...
View ArticleConsumers line up at Tesla dealerships to put deposits down on the new Model 3
We've gotten used to seeing long lines at Apple stores.It seems that every time a new model of the iPhone comes out people flock to the stores and even camp out the night before to ensure that they'll...
View ArticleStar-News publisher says OC Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise will remain...
The new publisher of The Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise says the papers aren't going anywhere."Our plan is to keep the Register and Press-Enterprise mastheads local and...
View ArticleDespite paying, some Californians are asking where's my health insurance
It wasn't until a doctor ordered medical tests for Adriana Vitale that she discovered her Covered California coverage had disappeared."I was shocked. I was crying. I was depressed," said Vitale, 61, of...
View ArticleEl Monte shines light on autism spectrum disorder
EL MONTE >> Educators, parents and others affected by autism came together Saturday in El Monte, as well as around the globe, on World Autism Awareness Day to discuss the often-misunderstood...
View ArticleAQMD board narrowly approves restart of ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance...
ExxonMobil's Torrance refinery was given regulatory approval Saturday to produce emissions that violate clean air standards as it restarts the plant for gasoline manufacturing more than a year after it...
View ArticleMonrovia to address homelessness in city parks
MONROVIA >> The issue of homelessness in city parks continues to be a concern among some residents who complain of seeing open drug use or crude behavior when they are out in public with their...
View ArticleCandidates for California's presidential primary ballot announced
LOS ANGELES >> The names of five candidates will appear on California's Republican presidential primary ballot for the June 7 primary, including two who have suspended their campaigns, Secretary...
View ArticleTupac's stepfather up for parole in killings, Brinks heist
NEW YORK >> He made the FBI's most wanted list and was convicted of leading a revolutionary group responsible for a trail of bloodshed, including the slayings of an armed guard and two New York...
View ArticleShooting reported at Villa Parke in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Gunfire erupted at Villa Parke in Pasadena Saturday afternoon, but both the attackers and their intended targets fled the scene before police arrived, officials said.The shooting took...
View Article2 flee scene of 134 Freeway crash in Burbank
BURBANK >> The two people inside a sedan ran into the night following a crash on the 134 Freeway in Burbank left a woman with major injuries.The crash was on the westbound 134 Freeway, east of...
View ArticlePaul Tanaka's lawyer wants former LA Sheriff Lee Baca to take stand
Attorneys for Paul Tanaka want the jury in their client's criminal trial to hear from former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca about the scope of his role in a corruption scheme. They have asked a...
View ArticleHow virtual, augmented reality helps NASA explore space
Before astronaut Scott Kelly ended his year in space, he accomplished an unprecedented technological feat.He called mission control using Skype and streamed his first-person perspective through an...
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