Fugitive ex-LAPD officer Henry Solis pleads not guilty in Pomona slaying
LOS ANGELES >> A former Los Angeles police officer and Marine accused of fatally shooting a man following a fist fight in a Pomona bar and then fleeing to Mexico pleaded not guilty Friday to...
View ArticleRim of the World Highway marks its 100th anniversary
A daring adventurer named Jack Heyser was credited in 1910 with being the first person to make a round trip in an automobile on what today is called the Rim of the World Highway. Heyser made the...
View ArticleTwo lanes of northbound 15 Freeway near North Fire reopen
CAJON PASS >> Two northbound lanes of the 15 Freeway through the Cajon Pass have been reopened as firefighters continue dealing with the massive, damaging North Fire, burning just north of the...
View ArticleCars, homes destroyed as 3,500-acre North fire burns Cajon Pass, 15 Freeway
CAJON PASS >> A wildfire ignited near the 15 Freeway on Friday afternoon driven by 20 mph winds quickly spread to 3,500 acres, destroyed four buildings, threatened 50 others and ignited passing...
View ArticlePine fire burns more than 100 acres near Wrightwood
Firefighters were on scene of a fire that has burned more than 100 acres near Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains late Friday night.The blaze is being called the Pine fire.According to the San...
View ArticlePasadena area entertainment events canceled due to rain
PASADENA >> Several Pasadena-area entertainment events planned for Saturday evening have been canceled due to the weather, officials said.A scheduled concert in Pasadena's summer concert series...
View ArticleIn Palmdale Amber Alert, baby found alive in Mojave Desert shed
PALMDALE -- A 13-month old girl kidnapped from a Motel 6 in Palmdale was found in a shed in a remote part of the Mojave Desert today, and was in good medical condition 12 hours after her kidnapping...
View ArticleNearly 400,000 undocumented immigrants get California driver's licenses
Nearly 400,000 California driver's licenses were issued to undocumented immigrants in the first half of this year as part of a massive effort to allow them to drive legally in the Golden State,...
View ArticleVideo: How a small lab in El Monte is holding the line on California's air...
EL MONTE >> Inside a series of plain looking buildings houses an entire laboratory well known for developing landmark anti-smog regulations. ā¢ Video: Watch how a small lab in El Monte is holding...
View ArticleCalifornia is a global leader in combating climate change, but it hasn't been...
Nearly a decade ago, California policymakers, facing a frightening future of shriveling snowpacks and rising seas, created the nation's most aggressive program to combat global warming.The 2006 law...
View ArticleHow a friendship between a California politician and a billionaire could...
One of them grew up in the barrio of San Diego, the son of an immigrant maid who struggled to pay the rent. The other was raised in one of the nation's most exclusive ZIP codes, the youngest son of a...
View ArticleNorth Fire update: 45 percent contained, remains at 3,500 acres
Three homes, eight outbuildings and 44 vehicles had been destroyed in the community of Baldy Mesa as firefighters continued to battle the 3,500-acre North Fire on Saturday morning, according to the...
View ArticleSouthern California endures wildfires, lightning, beach closures
It's not every day you see giant wildfires, repeated lightning strikes closing beaches from Long Beach to Zuma and flash-flood watches like those that hit Southern California on Saturday -- but if you...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics swimmer from Northridge ready to win more gold medals
NORTHRIDGE >> When Special Olympics swimmer Luke Rose leaps into the pool during the World Games in Los Angeles next week, he'll not only root for Team USA.The San Fernando Valley's only aquatic...
View ArticleLong Beach Unified to debate changing name of Robert E. Lee Elementary
Should an elementary school whose namesake is a Confederate general who owned slaves be renamed?The Long Beach Unified School District is scheduled to address that topic at Monday's meeting.The issue...
View ArticlePair volunteering at Special Olympics World Games in honor of sister
She was the third of nine siblings, the athlete who always wanted to be prom queen. And for the next two weeks, athletes from around the world just like Jeanne Harrison will be in Southern California,...
View ArticlePasadena school helps students become comfortable with technology
PASADENA >> Local middle school students are taking the first steps to scientific discovery this summer. The challenges placed before them are rudimentary but their enthusiasm is grounded in the...
View ArticleColton family embodies 'everything the Special Olympics is about'
Kenneth Skinner stands on the lawn outside the Reche Canyon home he shares with his mother and younger brother, Steve, clutching a blue bocce ball, which is about the same size and weight as a croquet...
View ArticleBocce champ Tiaunta Gray ready for Special Olympics World Games debut
As Tiaunta Gray grabs her pile of medals from the living room table, the sound of metal on glass fills the room. Gray proudly displays the nearly 20 or so medals -- a majority of them a shiny gold....
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the 2015 Special Olympics World Games
This week they will comeĀ -- from Argentina to Zambia, Bangladesh to Belarus. They will compete for hundreds of medals, inspire thousands of fans and win over countless hearts.It will be the single...
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